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Chapter XXXI
Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning. Their pace slackened. They had begun to think. She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought. It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had begun to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.”
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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 She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
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From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
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From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
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From this reading They had begun to think.
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From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
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From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had begun to think.
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From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
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From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
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From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
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From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
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From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
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From this reading Their pace slackened.
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From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
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From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
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From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
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From this reading Their pace slackened.
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From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their pace slackened.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had begun to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
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From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had begun to think.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
