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Chapter XXVIII
“Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done. But you have been blind. Rather, you would not see.” Old Adelbert stirred uneasily. “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But you have been blind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Rather, you would not see.””
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From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
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From this reading Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.
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From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But you have been blind.
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From this reading But you have been blind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you have been blind.
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From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rather, you would not see.”
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From this reading Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rather, you would not see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rather, you would not see.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rather, you would not see.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you have been blind.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
