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Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life. A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow. We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse. Potted lobster does not define a man. All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.
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later than; following
From this reading “Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.”
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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 Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
later than; following
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
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From this reading All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.
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From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
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From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
the two together, not just one
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
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From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
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From this reading All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.
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From this reading Potted lobster does not define a man.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Potted lobster does not define a man.
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From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
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From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
except for; apart from
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All customers are alike to the grocer, provided their money is good.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
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From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
which person or people
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not come into contact with the outside world much, save through the medium of potted lobster, and to sell a man potted lobster is not to have our fingers on his pulse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A grocer, in as far as it is possible to a man who sells both scented soap and pilchards, would become narrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, to be a grocer is to live well; but, after all, it is not to see life.
