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Chapter I
(_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever." _The Personally Conducted:_ "Yes, but what does it mean?" _The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular. It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it." _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."”
any thing at all
From this reading “_The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “(_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."”
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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 (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
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From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
any thing at all
From this reading _The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.
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From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Yes, but what does it mean?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
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From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Yes, but what does it mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Yes, but what does it mean?"
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From this reading _The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.
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From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
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From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.
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From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.
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From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Yes, but what does it mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
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From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
not any; not one
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Yes, but what does it mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The Personal Conductor:_ "I don't suppose it means anything in particular.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Perhaps the sculptor intended to typify life; the tragic face representing one side of existence and the comic mask another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not by any well-known artist and the guidebooks say nothing about it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Yes, but what does it mean?"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading (_United States Minister to the Netherlands_) _The Personal Conductor:_ "It is a statue of no importance whatever."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Personally Conducted:_ "Yes, but what does it mean?"
