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Chapter VII
THE SEAMY SIDE. “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.” Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague. But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference. For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.”
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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 “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
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From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
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From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
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From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
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From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
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From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
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From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
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From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
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From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
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From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEAMY SIDE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEAMY SIDE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEAMY SIDE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Park Street is long, and the further end of it--the extremity furthest removed from the Royal Palace--is less desirable than the neighbourhood of the Vyverberg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart told Roden that her house was in Park Street in The Hague.
at the time that
From this reading “For this is death, and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she did not mention that it was at the corner of Orange Street, which makes all the difference.
