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Chapter IX
"That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction. "Unkind to whom?--to you, or to Miss Farnham?" "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him. "There is another of your failings, Kenneth. You haven't always the courage of your convictions.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There is another of your failings, Kenneth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.”
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From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading You haven't always the courage of your convictions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There is another of your failings, Kenneth.
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From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
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From this reading You haven't always the courage of your convictions.
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From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
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From this reading You haven't always the courage of your convictions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading "There is another of your failings, Kenneth.
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From this reading "Unkind to whom?--to you, or to Miss Farnham?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading You haven't always the courage of your convictions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
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From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading "There is another of your failings, Kenneth.
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From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Unkind to whom?--to you, or to Miss Farnham?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is another of your failings, Kenneth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Unkind to whom?--to you, or to Miss Farnham?"
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From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
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From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another of your failings, Kenneth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Unkind to whom?--to you, or to Miss Farnham?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Unkind to whom?--to you, or to Miss Farnham?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That is the first really unkind thing I have ever heard you say," was the mild reproach which was all that the reactionary second thought would sanction.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is another of your failings, Kenneth.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Ask yourself," he countered weakly; and she laughed at him.
