Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Frida looked up at him a little pleadingly.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I'm a woman, I know; but--I don't like to hear you speak so about my England.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Frida looked up at him a little pleadingly.

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From this reading The words took Bertram fairly by surprise.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The words took Bertram fairly by surprise.

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

extremely frightening or unpleasant

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

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From this reading I'm a woman, I know; but--I don't like to hear you speak so about my England.”

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From this reading The words took Bertram fairly by surprise.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

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From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

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From this reading Frida looked up at him a little pleadingly.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'm a woman, I know; but--I don't like to hear you speak so about my England.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Frida looked up at him a little pleadingly.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I'm a woman, I know; but--I don't like to hear you speak so about my England.”

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Frida looked up at him a little pleadingly.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Frida looked up at him a little pleadingly.

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I'm a woman, I know; but--I don't like to hear you speak so about my England.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

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From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Frida looked up at him a little pleadingly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I'm a woman, I know; but--I don't like to hear you speak so about my England.”

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From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The words took Bertram fairly by surprise.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The words took Bertram fairly by surprise.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words took Bertram fairly by surprise.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Frida looked up at him a little pleadingly.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

at the time that

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

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From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was wholly unacquainted with that rank form of provincialism which we know as patriotism.

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From this reading I'm a woman, I know; but--I don't like to hear you speak so about my England.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The words took Bertram fairly by surprise.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Do you know, Mr. Ingledew,” she said, in a trembling voice, “I'm sure you don't mean it for intentional rudeness, but it sounds to us very like it, when you speak of our taboos and compare us openly to these dreadful savages.