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Chapter IX
'Accept it? Certainly. Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good? He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.' 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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later than; following
From this reading “'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'”
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From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
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From this reading 'Accept it?
later than; following
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
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From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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From this reading Certainly.
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From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
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From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
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From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Accept it?
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From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
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From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
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From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
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From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
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From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
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From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
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From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
