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Chapter IX
Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them. Sir Isaac had a bright idea. He rang. “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....” “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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 Sir Isaac had a bright idea.
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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.
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From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.
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From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
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From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.
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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.
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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rang.
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From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
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From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.
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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
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From this reading He rang.
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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
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From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.
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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
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From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.
