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Chapter XIX
The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone. The ministry did nothing brilliant. As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough. There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject. Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The ministry did nothing brilliant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.”
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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 was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
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From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
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From this reading The ministry did nothing brilliant.
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From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
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From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The ministry did nothing brilliant.
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From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
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From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
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From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
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From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
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From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading The ministry did nothing brilliant.
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From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The ministry did nothing brilliant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
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From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
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From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
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From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
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From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
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From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
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From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
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From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
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From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
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From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
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From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
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From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no opposing party in the House strong enough to get a vote against them on any subject.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Horns The first months of the Session went on very much as the last Session had gone.
which person or people
From this reading Outsiders, who only studied politics in the columns of their newspapers, imagined the Coalition to be very strong.
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From this reading As far as the outer world could see, they seemed to be firm enough.
