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Chapter VII
THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNCLE JOSEPH BUT no. Nothing of the kind. It was a most amazing day altogether. It was a Thursday. They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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later than; following
From this reading “They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing of the kind.”
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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 It was a most amazing day altogether.
later than; following
From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading It was a most amazing day altogether.
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From this reading It was a most amazing day altogether.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNCLE JOSEPH BUT no.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading It was a most amazing day altogether.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNCLE JOSEPH BUT no.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a most amazing day altogether.
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From this reading THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNCLE JOSEPH BUT no.
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From this reading Nothing of the kind.
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From this reading It was a most amazing day altogether.
not any; not one
From this reading THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNCLE JOSEPH BUT no.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of the kind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNCLE JOSEPH BUT no.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNCLE JOSEPH BUT no.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading It was a Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNCLE JOSEPH BUT no.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
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From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a most amazing day altogether.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They paid the usual visit to the bank, after which Philip and his uncle parted company at Swiss Cottage Station, and Philip walked resolutely home.
