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Chapter XXIV
BEGINNING TO REAP. Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel. He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position. It was a matter almost of life and death to him. The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BEGINNING TO REAP.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a matter almost of life and death to him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.”
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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 was a matter almost of life and death to him.
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From this reading It was a matter almost of life and death to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a matter almost of life and death to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEGINNING TO REAP.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading It was a matter almost of life and death to him.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a matter almost of life and death to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a matter almost of life and death to him.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a matter almost of life and death to him.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading It was a matter almost of life and death to him.
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From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
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From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
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From this reading BEGINNING TO REAP.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that he must be alone to realize the full meaning of his position.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEGINNING TO REAP.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a matter almost of life and death to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sidney found himself too unprepared for an immediate interview with Margaret to return with Philip to the hotel.
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From this reading The country round was familiar to him, though it was thirty years since he had seen it, and he soon found a path which led him away to such a solitude as he sought.
