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Chapter IV
“I should enjoy seeing it,” I said. “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine. “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful. You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man. There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should enjoy seeing it,” I said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.”
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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 You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful.
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From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
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From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine.
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From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should enjoy seeing it,” I said.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should enjoy seeing it,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I should enjoy seeing it,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should enjoy seeing it,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should enjoy seeing it,” I said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should enjoy seeing it,” I said.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one good thing in it, and that was a bit of verse called 'Fair Play for the Little Girls.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And then that woman's funny column--it was frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Possibly--but you wouldn't enjoy wearing it,” retorted the machine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never saw such jokes in your life; every one of them contained a covert attack upon man.
