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Chapter XIV
KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled. Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover. But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting. He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature. "What in the world can she see in the fellow?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.”
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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 But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What in the world can she see in the fellow?"
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading "What in the world can she see in the fellow?"
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What in the world can she see in the fellow?"
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From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
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From this reading Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover.
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover.
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover.
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From this reading Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover.
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From this reading Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
above and across; more than
From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading "What in the world can she see in the fellow?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What in the world can she see in the fellow?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
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From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading KENYON'S JOHN LATTERY Chayne returned to London on the following day, restless and troubled.
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From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading But that he should have to be jealous of a Walter Hine--there was the sting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jealousy, he knew, was the natural lot of the lover.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What in the world can she see in the fellow?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He asked the old question over and over again, the old futile question which the unrewarded suitor puts to himself with amazement and a despair at the ridiculous eccentricities of human nature.
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From this reading "What in the world can she see in the fellow?"
