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Chapter III
There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk. He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably. He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem. For it amounted to a problem. He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.”
during the time that
From this reading “He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.”
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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 There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.
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From this reading For it amounted to a problem.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.
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From this reading He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it amounted to a problem.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.
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From this reading He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it amounted to a problem.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.
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From this reading He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.
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From this reading He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.
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From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For it amounted to a problem.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie’s eyes as he set the bottle down, and laid three cigars side by side on his desk.
during the time that
From this reading He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.
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From this reading He almost wished that he had not found the bottle; but the bottle was there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem.
