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Chapter IX
HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly. Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge. He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure. But there was no doubt about it. Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But there was no doubt about it.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But there was no doubt about it.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no doubt about it.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
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From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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From this reading But there was no doubt about it.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
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From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
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From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
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From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
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From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
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From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
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From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no doubt about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
above and across; more than
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
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From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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From this reading But there was no doubt about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
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From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
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From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
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From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
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From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was no doubt about it.
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From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old Tom was dead: the six weeks were still two days short of their fulfilment; the property was his; his day had come.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He started up with an incredulous curse and tore across the Coupée to the mines to make sure.
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From this reading Tom Hamon heard it as he sat brooding over his wrongs and cursing the chicken-heartedness and fear of consequences which had robbed him of his revenge.
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From this reading HOW YOUNG TOM FOUND HIS MATCH The news spread quickly.
