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Chapter XVI
NEVILLE'S SUCCESS. Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him. In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him? An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club. But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
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later than; following
From this reading “Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.”
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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 Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
later than; following
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
two people or things considered together
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
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From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
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From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
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From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
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From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading NEVILLE'S SUCCESS.
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From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
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From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
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From this reading NEVILLE'S SUCCESS.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
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From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
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From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading But there would be a meanness in such conduct which would make it impossible that he should ever again hold up his head.
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From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In what way should he escape from the misery and ruin which seemed to surround him?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Neville sat in his room alone, without moving, for a couple of hours after Mrs. O'Hara had left him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
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From this reading An idea did cross his mind that it would be better for him to fly and write the truth from the comparatively safe distance of his London club.
