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Chapter XIX
THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana. It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual. 'You off?' said the junior from the other end of the desk. 'Yes. Half an hour to the good.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half an hour to the good.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.”
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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 THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
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From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading 'You off?' said the junior from the other end of the desk.
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half an hour to the good.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
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From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading 'You off?' said the junior from the other end of the desk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'You off?' said the junior from the other end of the desk.
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From this reading 'You off?' said the junior from the other end of the desk.
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From this reading 'You off?' said the junior from the other end of the desk.
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From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
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From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading 'You off?' said the junior from the other end of the desk.
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From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half an hour to the good.'
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
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From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading THOMAS FARWELL collected three volumes from his desk, two pamphlets and a banana.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was six o'clock and, the partners having left, he was his own master half an hour earlier than usual.
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From this reading 'Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You off?' said the junior from the other end of the desk.
