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Chapter X
'From when this youth? His country, name, and birth declare!' SCOTT. 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected. I put it into my locker for security.'
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His country, name, and birth declare!'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His country, name, and birth declare!'
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading His country, name, and birth declare!'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading His country, name, and birth declare!'
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From this reading His country, name, and birth declare!'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I put it into my locker for security.'
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'From when this youth?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His country, name, and birth declare!'
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put it into my locker for security.'
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading I put it into my locker for security.'
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I put it into my locker for security.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His country, name, and birth declare!'
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading I put it into my locker for security.'
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading SCOTT.
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From this reading I put it into my locker for security.'
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'From when this youth?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
at the time that
From this reading 'From when this youth?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You had forgotten this legacy, Mr. Hope,' said Captain Beresford, taking Arthur into his cabin, 'and, judging by its weight, it is hardly to be neglected.
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From this reading 'From when this youth?
