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Chapter XXI
THE NEXT DAY. Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways. "My little wife!" he murmured, fondly. "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken. I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My little wife!" he murmured, fondly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEXT DAY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.”
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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 Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
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From this reading I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading "My little wife!" he murmured, fondly.
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From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My little wife!" he murmured, fondly.
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From this reading I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading "My little wife!" he murmured, fondly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My little wife!" he murmured, fondly.
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From this reading I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEXT DAY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.
above and across; more than
From this reading I shall break the news of my marriage to him at once and have it all over.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEXT DAY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
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From this reading "I shall go to Uncle Bernard this morning and tell him of the step I have taken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
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From this reading "My little wife!" he murmured, fondly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Keith awoke the next morning with a strange feeling of peace and quiet in his heart--a sensation as though he had anchored at last, and all his life would henceforth lie through pleasant ways.
