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Chapter XXXVII
"IS IT TANTI?" Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother. "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary. "But you'll tumble off, dear." "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
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From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you'll tumble off, dear."
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From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
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From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
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From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
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From this reading "But you'll tumble off, dear."
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From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
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From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
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From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
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From this reading "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IS IT TANTI?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IS IT TANTI?"
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From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
not any; not one
From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
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From this reading "But you'll tumble off, dear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IS IT TANTI?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think I shall take to hunting," he said to Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
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From this reading "No doubt I shall, and I must try to begin in soft places.
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From this reading "But you'll tumble off, dear."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
at the time that
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Reginald Morton entertained serious thoughts of cleansing himself from the reproach which Larry cast upon him when describing his character to his mother.
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From this reading "But you'll tumble off, dear."
