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Chapter XXIII
“I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor. “We leave that to peoples who have no physique. Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods. In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing. He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We leave that to peoples who have no physique.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.”
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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 Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
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From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
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From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
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From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
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From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
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From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
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From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
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From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
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From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
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From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
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From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
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From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
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From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We leave that to peoples who have no physique.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
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From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
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From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
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From this reading “We leave that to peoples who have no physique.
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From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
not any; not one
From this reading “We leave that to peoples who have no physique.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
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From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
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From this reading “We leave that to peoples who have no physique.
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From this reading “We leave that to peoples who have no physique.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
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From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We leave that to peoples who have no physique.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We leave that to peoples who have no physique.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Treffinger made a stir for a time, but it seems that we are not capable of a sustained appreciation of such extraordinary methods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the end we go back to the pictures we find agreeable and unperplexing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was regarded as an experiment, I fancy; and now it seems that he was rather an unsuccessful one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
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From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
which person or people
From this reading “We leave that to peoples who have no physique.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I know well enough what you think, and I daresay we are not much on art,” said Lady Mary with tolerant good humor.
