Chapter VIII · Cut for Partners

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

From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

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

From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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From this reading Of most instruments he spoke with a half-concealed contempt.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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From this reading Of most instruments he spoke with a half-concealed contempt.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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

From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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

From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading Of most instruments he spoke with a half-concealed contempt.

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

From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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From this reading Of most instruments he spoke with a half-concealed contempt.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Beware equally of a sudden friend and a slow enemy.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

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

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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

From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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

From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

which person or people

From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

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From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had that singular facility with any instrument which is sometimes given to musical persons in recompense for voicelessness.

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From this reading The Count spoke like one who could sing, but his throat was delicate, and so the world lost a great singer.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A wise man had said of Cipriani de Lloseta that had he not been a Count he would have been a great musician.