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Chapter V
Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail. And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine. "Let me be proud of you," said Medora. Abner shook to his centre. Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me be proud of you," said Medora.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.”
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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 Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
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From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
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From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
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From this reading Abner shook to his centre.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
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From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
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From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
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From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
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From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
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From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
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From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
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From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
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From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
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From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
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From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
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From this reading Abner shook to his centre.
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From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
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From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
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From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
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From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
