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Chapter XVII
FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next. He was learning Breton. That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming. When would the latter be here? There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When would the latter be here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When would the latter be here?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
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From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When would the latter be here?
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From this reading He was learning Breton.
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From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
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From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
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From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
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From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
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From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
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From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
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From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
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From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
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From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
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From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was learning Breton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When would the latter be here?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
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From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
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From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
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From this reading When would the latter be here?
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From this reading He was learning Breton.
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From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
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From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
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From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
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From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
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From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, of course, was necessary, especially as Jehan delayed his coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
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From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
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From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
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From this reading FAITH AND UNFAITH The next day found Morice Conyers at the Chateau de Kernak--and the next.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was learning Breton.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
at the time that
From this reading When would the latter be here?
which person or people
From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When would the latter be here?
but in spite of that
From this reading There were two at Kernak who declared they longed for his arrival, and yet secretly prayed for his delay.
