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Chapter XX
'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?' 'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no. After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good. As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.' 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
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later than; following
From this reading “After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'”
a desire for food
From this reading “'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.”
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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 'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no.
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From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
later than; following
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
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From this reading 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
a desire for food
From this reading 'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no.
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From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
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From this reading 'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no.
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From this reading 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
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From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
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From this reading 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
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From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
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From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After it is conquered, regularity is no harm, so long as the appetite remains good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'And I am to observe no regularity, as to hours?'
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From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
at the time that
From this reading 'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As soon as the appetite wavers, apply the corrective again--which is starvation, long or short according to the needs of the case.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The best diet, I suppose--I mean the wholesomest--' 'All diets are wholesome.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'When you are conquering a bad appetite--no.
