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Chapter XXIII
As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over? To come back for their _things_! Despicable race of parasitical humbugs! If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service. I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To come back for their _things_!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.”
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
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From this reading To come back for their _things_!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
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From this reading Despicable race of parasitical humbugs!
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
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From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
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From this reading Despicable race of parasitical humbugs!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
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From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
above and across; more than
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
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From this reading Despicable race of parasitical humbugs!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
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From this reading To come back for their _things_!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
which person or people
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
