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Chapter XVI
SHAMPUASHUH. It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening. Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first. "How soon does she want to come?" Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
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any thing at all
From this reading “It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How soon does she want to come?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How soon does she want to come?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.”
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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 Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
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From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
any thing at all
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How soon does she want to come?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How soon does she want to come?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How soon does she want to come?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Armadale asked, meaning of course the new inmate proposed for the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
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From this reading SHAMPUASHUH.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How soon does she want to come?"
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From this reading "How soon does she want to come?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, there was a great deal to be thought of and to be done, and it must of necessity be talked of first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How soon does she want to come?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in vain to try to talk of anything else; the conversation ran on that one subject all the evening.
