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Chapter XX
THE ELECTION. The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town. It was not only that party was arrayed against party. That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural. But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “It was not only that party was arrayed against party.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.”
every person
From this reading “The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not only that party was arrayed against party.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.”
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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 day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was not only that party was arrayed against party.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
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From this reading It was not only that party was arrayed against party.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
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From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
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From this reading THE ELECTION.
every person
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
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From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
not any; not one
From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
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From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not only that party was arrayed against party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading It was not only that party was arrayed against party.
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From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not only that party was arrayed against party.
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From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
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From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
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From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
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From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELECTION.
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From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
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From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day of the nomination at Percycross came at last, and it was manifest to everybody that there was a very unpleasant feeling in the town.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But at present things were so divided that there was no saying which were the existing parties.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would have been a state of things not held to be undesirable, and at any rate would have been natural.
