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Chapter XXXVIII
"TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!" The next day all Broxton knew the story. "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked. Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning. He had been very unwell for several days.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been very unwell for several days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day all Broxton knew the story.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had been very unwell for several days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.”
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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 "TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"
later than; following
From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
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From this reading The next day all Broxton knew the story.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"
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From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been very unwell for several days.
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From this reading The next day all Broxton knew the story.
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From this reading The next day all Broxton knew the story.
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From this reading He had been very unwell for several days.
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From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
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From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
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From this reading "TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been very unwell for several days.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been very unwell for several days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
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From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"
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From this reading The next day all Broxton knew the story.
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From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
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From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
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From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
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From this reading "TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"
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From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day all Broxton knew the story.
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From this reading "TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"
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From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
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From this reading He had been very unwell for several days.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
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From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
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From this reading The next day all Broxton knew the story.
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From this reading "TH' ON'Y ONE AS IS NA A FOO'!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day all Broxton knew the story.
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From this reading He had been very unwell for several days.
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From this reading Mr. Ffrench heard the news from his valet in the morning.
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From this reading He had been very unwell for several days.
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From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
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From this reading "Well, he wur na so soft after aw," more than one excellent matron remarked.
