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Chapter VIII
AN ADVENTURE. But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it. He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton. It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him. But Mr. Penton gave his son no invitation to accompany him.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.”
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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 He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading But Mr. Penton gave his son no invitation to accompany him.
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTURE.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading But Mr. Penton gave his son no invitation to accompany him.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading But Mr. Penton gave his son no invitation to accompany him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
not any; not one
From this reading But Mr. Penton gave his son no invitation to accompany him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
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From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
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From this reading But Mr. Penton gave his son no invitation to accompany him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
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From this reading But Walter, for his part, could not sleep upon it.
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From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed to him that he could set it all forth so clearly if only the permission were given him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He followed his father out of the room, he scarcely knew with what intention; perhaps with a hope of further discussion, of being able to open his own mind, of convincing the wavering mind of Mr. Penton.
