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Chapter X
"Lord Clinchum waved a careless hand. A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds? "Mr. Salteena heaved a sigh. I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_. "I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?”
later than; following
From this reading “A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lord Clinchum waved a careless hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.”
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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 "Lord Clinchum waved a careless hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
later than; following
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
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From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
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From this reading "Lord Clinchum waved a careless hand.
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From this reading "Lord Clinchum waved a careless hand.
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From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
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From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.
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From this reading "Lord Clinchum waved a careless hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
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From this reading "Mr. Salteena heaved a sigh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
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From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.
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From this reading "I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.
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From this reading "Lord Clinchum waved a careless hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
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From this reading "Mr. Salteena heaved a sigh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
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From this reading "I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
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From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Salteena heaved a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Salteena heaved a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_.
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From this reading "Lord Clinchum waved a careless hand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small portion of blood royal flows in my veins, he said, but it does not worry me at all and after all, he added piously, at the Day of Judgment what will be the Odds?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would like," said Pamela, "to get to know my neighbours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was thinking of this world, he said."--_The Young Visiters_.
