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Chapter IV
Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class! Hark to that now! That's the place for us!" As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind! Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?”
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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 As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
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From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That's the place for us!"
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Hark to that now!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
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From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Hark to that now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading That's the place for us!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
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From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hark to that now!
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From this reading That's the place for us!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That's the place for us!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
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From this reading As for me, I was torn between amusement at the rank snobbery of it all, and a tender pity for the pathos that lay behind!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's the place for us!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Poor strugglers, clinging on to the fringe of society, squeezing out the extra pounds so badly needed for necessities, for--what?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bridget coughed in an impressive fashion which was intended to say, "Better class!
