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Chapter XI
WHICH ENDS WITH A THUNDER-BOLT. It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless. He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live. Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest. In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.”
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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 WHICH ENDS WITH A THUNDER-BOLT.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.
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From this reading WHICH ENDS WITH A THUNDER-BOLT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.
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From this reading He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading He had hitherto only had to allow himself to live.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never had care for the morrow disquieted his rest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading WHICH ENDS WITH A THUNDER-BOLT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that Godfrey was in a fair way to become a new man in this completely novel position to one so frivolous, so light-minded, and so thoughtless.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH ENDS WITH A THUNDER-BOLT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHICH ENDS WITH A THUNDER-BOLT.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the opulent mansion in Montgomery Street, where he slept his ten hours without a break, not the fall of a rose leaf had ever troubled his slumbers.
