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But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek. _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak. So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop. But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's. It _was_ a blow.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.”
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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 So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading It _was_ a blow.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
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From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
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From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
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From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
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From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It _was_ a blow.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
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From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
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From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
not any; not one
From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
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From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
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From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
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From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
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From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
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From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _He'd_ no flow of conversation, And looked half afraid to speak.
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From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
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From this reading But they didn't fear their neighbour, For the man seemed very meek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It _was_ a blow.
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From this reading But somehow unaccountably Brown's custom seemed to flow In some mysterious sort of way To Knopp's.
which person or people
From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
belonging to which person
From this reading So Brown tittered at his rival (Whose name happened to be Knopp); And—a—so did his assistants, And—the boy who swept the shop.
