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Chapter I
"THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready. Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done. It will not fatigue you much." The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker. "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.”
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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 Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
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From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading It will not fatigue you much."
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will not fatigue you much."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
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From this reading It will not fatigue you much."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It will not fatigue you much."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.
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From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
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From this reading Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.
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From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
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From this reading "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
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From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
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From this reading "You have decided, then, Geoffry," he said; "you are sure you don't mind?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a stroke of the pen, and the thing is done.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will not fatigue you much."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old gentleman to whom this was spoken in a tone of gentle entreaty turned himself with difficulty on his bed, and looked earnestly at the speaker.
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From this reading "THE papers have arrived, sir, and the witnesses are ready.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It will not fatigue you much."
