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Chapter XIII
And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one! The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time. Every stroke he strikes is for his child. New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him. The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every stroke he strikes is for his child.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.”
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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 The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading Every stroke he strikes is for his child.
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every stroke he strikes is for his child.
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every stroke he strikes is for his child.
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From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
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From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.
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From this reading New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.
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From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading Every stroke he strikes is for his child.
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From this reading Every stroke he strikes is for his child.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
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From this reading And how much spiritual influence may in turn have gone forth from that little one!
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From this reading New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.
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From this reading New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.
at the time that
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
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From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The London costermonger told Mayhew that he thought every man would like his son or daughter to have a better start in the world than his own.
but in spite of that
From this reading The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time.
