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Chapter VII
There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings. I envy them. They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass. They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations. With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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every person
From this reading “They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.”
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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 There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
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From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
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From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading I envy them.
every person
From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I envy them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
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From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
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From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
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From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
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From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I envy them.
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From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They know the names of everybody who attended from the officiating clergy to the shyest of poor relations.
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From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
which person or people
From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the cold accuracy of an encyclopædia, and with expert technical discrimination, they mention the various fabrics of which the costumes of bride and bridesmaids were composed.
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From this reading There is a race of gifted people who make their livelihood by writing descriptions of weddings.
