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Chapter I
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They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me. Is that very vain of me? I think it is rather vain.” “I should think it was, Harry. But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading “But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.””
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.””
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading “They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.””
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading “They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ““I should think it was, Harry.”
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading “They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Is that very vain of me?”
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “I should think it was, Harry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it is rather vain.”
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that very vain of me?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it is rather vain.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
the force of workers available
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
and nothing more
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
on the contrary
From this reading I think it is rather vain.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should think it was, Harry.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that very vain of me?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it is rather vain.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Is that very vain of me?
precisely as stated
From this reading Is that very vain of me?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I should think it was, Harry.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.”
