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Chapter XXIV
ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual. "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock. "You may as well come with me." "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward. "That's right.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You may as well come with me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may as well come with me."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's right.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You may as well come with me."”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
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From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
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From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
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From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
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From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
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From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
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From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
