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Chapter XI
It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully. Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect. He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there. Habits soon grow. The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.”
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading “It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Habits soon grow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.”
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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 It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
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From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
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From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
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From this reading The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.
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From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.
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From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
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From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
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From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
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From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
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From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
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From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
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From this reading Habits soon grow.
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From this reading Habits soon grow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
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From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
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From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
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From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
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From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
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From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
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From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
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From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
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From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
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From this reading Habits soon grow.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.
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From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought Dora enjoyed herself more at home than in society, consequently he left her there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.
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From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.
at the time that
From this reading The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.
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From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
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From this reading The time came when he thought it was the wiser course.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ronald Earle would have felt indignant if any one had accused him of dishonor or even neglect.
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From this reading It is very seldom that a man of good disposition goes wrong willfully.
