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Chapter X
"IT IS MY COUSIN." "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish? It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end. Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?" "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
later than; following
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?”
during the time that
From this reading “Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"”
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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 It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
later than; following
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
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From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
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From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
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From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
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From this reading "IT IS MY COUSIN."
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From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
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From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
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From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
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From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IT IS MY COUSIN."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT IS MY COUSIN."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "IT IS MY COUSIN."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
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From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
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From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
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From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
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From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
during the time that
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
