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Chapter VII
THE COUSINS. George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation. In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible. I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that. There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
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for the reason that
From this reading “There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.”
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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 George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
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From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
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From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
for the reason that
From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
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From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
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From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
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From this reading THE COUSINS.
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From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
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From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
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From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
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From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
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From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
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From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
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From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
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From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
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From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
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From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
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From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
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From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUSINS.
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From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
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From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
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From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George Bascombe was a peculiar development of the present century, almost of the present generation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are types both of good and of evil which to the past would have been incredible because unintelligible.
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From this reading I do not mean that he was the worse or the better for that.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the last century, beyond a doubt, the description of such a man would have been incredible.
