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Chapter XVI
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done! He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times. Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar. “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little. Do you happen to be anything of a politician?
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any thing at all
From this reading “Do you happen to be anything of a politician?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.”
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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 He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
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From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
any thing at all
From this reading Do you happen to be anything of a politician?
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From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do you happen to be anything of a politician?
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From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
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From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
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From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
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From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
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From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
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From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
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From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you happen to be anything of a politician?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
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From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
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From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
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From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you happen to be anything of a politician?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seymour Michael was clever enough to stay his fantastic tongue in his further explanation to Arthur Agar.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
which person or people
From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
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From this reading He is a wise liar who makes use of the truth at times.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is a long story,” he said, “and in order to fully state the case to you I must go into some matters of which perhaps you have heard little.
