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Chapter XXXVIII
As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road. 'I shall go no more,' he wrote. 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash. But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.' For a week he had stayed at home.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'I shall go no more,' he wrote.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'”
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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 As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a week he had stayed at home.
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From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
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From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
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From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
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From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
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From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
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From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
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From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
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From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week he had stayed at home.
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From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
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From this reading 'I shall go no more,' he wrote.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
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From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I shall go no more,' he wrote.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
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From this reading For a week he had stayed at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I shall go no more,' he wrote.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I shall go no more,' he wrote.
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From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
not any; not one
From this reading 'I shall go no more,' he wrote.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
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From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
To recall to mind.
From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
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From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'I shall go no more,' he wrote.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
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From this reading For a week he had stayed at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But please to remember that I took a share on certain conditions.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a week he had stayed at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a last resource against Cecil Morphew's degeneration, Harvey had given up his daily work in Westminster Bridge Road.
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From this reading 'I shall go no more,' he wrote.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I am quite unable to manage the business alone, and if you won't attend to it, it must smash.
