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Chapter VIII
“But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough. We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living. Let's go into the other room and see the old masters. They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul. And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
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From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
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From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
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From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
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From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
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From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
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From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
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From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
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From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
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From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
not any; not one
From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
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From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
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From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
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From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
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From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
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From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
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From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
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From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
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From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
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From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
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From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
