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AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC. Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury. Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual. So much for common opinion. Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.”
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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 Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC.
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From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So much for common opinion.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
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From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
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From this reading So much for common opinion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
not any; not one
From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC.
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much for common opinion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF DOUBLE HARNESS TRISTRAM OF BLENT ETC.
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From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Let no more be heard of its dull utilitarian judgements!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he would have become an eminent man; as it was, he turned out only a singularly erratic individual.
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From this reading Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury.
