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Chapter VII
Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters? Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters. Your curiosity is excited: your parental concern is awakened. It is not unnatural to be interested in your own son. It is natural and proper.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Your curiosity is excited: your parental concern is awakened.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?”
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From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading Your curiosity is excited: your parental concern is awakened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not unnatural to be interested in your own son.
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From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
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From this reading Your curiosity is excited: your parental concern is awakened.
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From this reading Your curiosity is excited: your parental concern is awakened.
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From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Your curiosity is excited: your parental concern is awakened.
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From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading It is not unnatural to be interested in your own son.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your curiosity is excited: your parental concern is awakened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not unnatural to be interested in your own son.
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From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
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From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading It is natural and proper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not unnatural to be interested in your own son.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading It is not unnatural to be interested in your own son.
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From this reading Your curiosity is excited: your parental concern is awakened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
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From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
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From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading It is natural and proper.
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From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
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From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading It is not unnatural to be interested in your own son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
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From this reading It is not unnatural to be interested in your own son.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
at the time that
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps you have accidentally put on your son's jacket and discovered the pockets bulging with letters.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Or, to take another sounding, what happens when you find yourself in the quiet and undisturbed presence of other people's open letters?
