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Chapter XI
"The Germans are such brutes," said the woman. "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country." "They are not sportsmen," said the man. "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.' All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'”
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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 "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
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From this reading All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The Germans are such brutes," said the woman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
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From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
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From this reading "The Germans are such brutes," said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Germans are such brutes," said the woman.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
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From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
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From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They are not sportsmen," said the man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
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From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
not any; not one
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They are not sportsmen," said the man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
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From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Germans are such brutes," said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They are not sportsmen," said the man.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "The Germans are such brutes," said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Germans are such brutes," said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are not sportsmen," said the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be a shred of honor in the country."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All they have done is a repetition of that which commenced the war.
which person or people
From this reading "I was talking to a man the other day who had been to school there, and he told me that no German boy knew the meaning of 'playing the game.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Germans are such brutes," said the woman.
