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Chapter XVII
"FATE POINTS THE WAY." "Well, how did you fare? How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?" These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook. He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.”
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading “"Well, how did you fare?”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, how did you fare?”
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From this reading He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
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From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
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From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, how did you fare?
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading "Well, how did you fare?
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From this reading "FATE POINTS THE WAY."
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From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
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From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading "Well, how did you fare?
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From this reading He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
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From this reading He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
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From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading "FATE POINTS THE WAY."
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From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
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From this reading He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
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From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "FATE POINTS THE WAY."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How much longer is the old scoundrel going to keep Beelzebub out of his own?"
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From this reading "FATE POINTS THE WAY."
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From this reading "Well, how did you fare?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
which person or people
From this reading These questions were addressed by Captain Ferris to his sister, who had just got back from Stanbrook.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been awaiting her return with ill-concealed impatience.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, how did you fare?
