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Chapter III
GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection. JUNO. Protection! MRS. JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.”
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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 GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading JUNO.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
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From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading JUNO [returning hastily] Really you must be more careful what you say about me, Mr. Lunn.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GREGORY [deeply indignant] How dare you, sir, asperse the character of that sweet lady? a lady whom I have taken under my protection.
