Chapter VI

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

a reason or example used to support an idea

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading James Beresford was not brave.

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From this reading James Beresford was not brave.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading What could he say to her?

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From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

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From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

extremely frightening or unpleasant

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading What could he say to her?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading James Beresford was not brave.

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From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading James Beresford was not brave.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading What could he say to her?

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

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From this reading He was very kind and tender and good; but he had not courage to meet the darker emergencies of life.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading James Beresford was not brave.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What could he say to her?

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

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From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading He felt as he rushed downstairs from his wife’s presence that he had but postponed the evil day, and that many another dreadful argument on this subject, which was not within the range of arguing, lay before him.