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Chapter XXXVI
"What Am I to Say, Sir?" When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood. He would be urgent, piteous, submissive, and eloquent. In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire. He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would be urgent, piteous, submissive, and eloquent.”
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From this reading He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "What Am I to Say, Sir?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
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From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be urgent, piteous, submissive, and eloquent.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
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From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading He would be urgent, piteous, submissive, and eloquent.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What Am I to Say, Sir?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
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From this reading He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
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From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
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From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
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From this reading He would be urgent, piteous, submissive, and eloquent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What Am I to Say, Sir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What Am I to Say, Sir?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would be urgent, piteous, submissive, and eloquent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What Am I to Say, Sir?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would make his father understand that all his happiness depended on this marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would be urgent, piteous, submissive, and eloquent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What Am I to Say, Sir?"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading In any other matter he would promise to make whatever arrangements his father might desire.
at the time that
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Silverbridge left Mr. Boncassen's house he was resolved to go to his father without an hour's delay, and represent to the Duke exactly how the case stood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would be urgent, piteous, submissive, and eloquent.
