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Chapter VI
"I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently. "You mean sumptuary legislation. But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself. I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money." "Ten cents, for instance?"
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any thing at all
From this reading “I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.”
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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 "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
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From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
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From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
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From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
any thing at all
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
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From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
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From this reading "Ten cents, for instance?"
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From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
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From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ten cents, for instance?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean sumptuary legislation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean sumptuary legislation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ten cents, for instance?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to ask you if you have visited any of the cheaper amusements of this metropolis, or know anything of the really clever and charming things one may see there for a very little money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I see what you mean," said my friend, a little impatiently.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But I have not come to talk to you upon that subject, for then you would probably want to do all the talking yourself.
