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Chapter XX
"Since that time a year had rolled by. Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company. Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard. He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience. And tonight a shabby hearse rolled out of the town-gate.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Since that time a year had rolled by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Since that time a year had rolled by.”
On the present night.
From this reading “And tonight a shabby hearse rolled out of the town-gate.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.”
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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 "Since that time a year had rolled by.
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From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
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From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Since that time a year had rolled by.
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From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
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From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
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From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
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From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Since that time a year had rolled by.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
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From this reading And tonight a shabby hearse rolled out of the town-gate.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And tonight a shabby hearse rolled out of the town-gate.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
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From this reading And tonight a shabby hearse rolled out of the town-gate.
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From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
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From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
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From this reading "Since that time a year had rolled by.
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From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
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From this reading And tonight a shabby hearse rolled out of the town-gate.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since that time a year had rolled by.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
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From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Since that time a year had rolled by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
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From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Since that time a year had rolled by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
On the present night.
From this reading And tonight a shabby hearse rolled out of the town-gate.
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From this reading And tonight a shabby hearse rolled out of the town-gate.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again a play was to be acted, but in a little theatre, and by a poor strolling company.
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From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again I saw the well-remembered face, with the painted cheeks and the crisp beard.
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From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
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From this reading "Since that time a year had rolled by.
but in spite of that
From this reading He looked up at me and smiled; and yet he had been hissed off only a minute before--hissed off from a wretched theatre, by a miserable audience.
