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Chapter VII
And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head. “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again. And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence. “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is. It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.”
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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 “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
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From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
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From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
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From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
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From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
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From this reading “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.
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From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
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From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
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From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
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From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
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From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
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From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
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From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
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From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.
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From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
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From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
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From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
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From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
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From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And to each attack he could only oppose his own stolid, dumb form of defence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is needless to tell you all this,” with a gesture she indicated the well-ordered railway station, the hundred marks of a high state of civilization, “is skin deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, sternly economical of words, he shook his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I do not think you understand,” she went on, changing her manner and her ground again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You do not understand what a danger to us your presence here is.
