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Chapter II
MRS TARLETON. Oh, thats only their way. I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John. Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything. But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.”
every person
From this reading “But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.”
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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 I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
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From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
any thing at all
From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
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From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
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From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
every person
From this reading But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
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From this reading But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
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From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
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From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
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From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
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From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
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From this reading MRS TARLETON.
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From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
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From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
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From this reading Oh, thats only their way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
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From this reading Oh, thats only their way.
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From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
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From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
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From this reading MRS TARLETON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
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From this reading Oh, thats only their way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oh, thats only their way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
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From this reading Theyre always giggling and pretending not to care much about anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
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From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
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From this reading Oh, thats only their way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I used to think that the aristocracy were a nasty sneering lot, and that they were laughing at me and John.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you get used to it: theyre the same to one another and to everybody.
