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Chapter III
A TRAITOR'S SON "So you fought Morice Conyers?" Michael nodded. He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was. The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched. Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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later than; following
From this reading “Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Michael nodded.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.”
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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 A TRAITOR'S SON "So you fought Morice Conyers?"
later than; following
From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
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From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
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From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
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From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
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From this reading A TRAITOR'S SON "So you fought Morice Conyers?"
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From this reading A TRAITOR'S SON "So you fought Morice Conyers?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
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From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
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From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
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From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
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From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
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From this reading Michael nodded.
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From this reading A TRAITOR'S SON "So you fought Morice Conyers?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Michael nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
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From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
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From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A TRAITOR'S SON "So you fought Morice Conyers?"
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From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
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From this reading A TRAITOR'S SON "So you fought Morice Conyers?"
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From this reading The old man's hand, resting idly on his knee, clenched and unclenched.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had found that the shorter his answers the better pleased his grandfather was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Outside the birds were singing carols of love to the roses after the joy of a summer shower.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A TRAITOR'S SON "So you fought Morice Conyers?"
