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Chapter IV
One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think. Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability. They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them. They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven. When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.”
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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 They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
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From this reading Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
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From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
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From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
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From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
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From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
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From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
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From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
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From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
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From this reading Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
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From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
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From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
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From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
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From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
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From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
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From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
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From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
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From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
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From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability.
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From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
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From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
not any; not one
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
except for; apart from
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They sit in a large group on that porch and take measurements of character as importantly as if they constituted the jury of heaven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fifteen are middle-aged ladies of the most aggressive respectability.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day Hollanden said: "There are forty-two people at Hemlock Inn, I think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
at the time that
From this reading When I arrived at Hemlock Inn I at once cast my eye searchingly about me.
in or at the place that
From this reading They have come here for no discernible purpose save to get where they can see people and be displeased at them.
