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Chapter XIX
"WE HAVE BEGUN BACKWARDS." "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.' How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene? Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant." "That's a capital idea, Reid.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"WE HAVE BEGUN BACKWARDS."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
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From this reading "WE HAVE BEGUN BACKWARDS."
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
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From this reading "WE HAVE BEGUN BACKWARDS."
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From this reading "That's a capital idea, Reid.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
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From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "WE HAVE BEGUN BACKWARDS."
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From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading "That's a capital idea, Reid.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
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From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
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From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
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From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
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From this reading "That's a capital idea, Reid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
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From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WE HAVE BEGUN BACKWARDS."
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From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Reid, "we should want to have one of our number not 'on a level.'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Popular lectures about air and exercise and ventilation and bathing, and all sorts of every-day topics about which people are ignorant."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How would it do to appoint you, Dr. Everett, to give us a few lectures in hygiene?
