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Chapter XIV
AT ALDER COTTAGE. Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering. Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone. The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial. They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.”
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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 Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
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From this reading AT ALDER COTTAGE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
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From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT ALDER COTTAGE.
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From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
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From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
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From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
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From this reading AT ALDER COTTAGE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
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From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
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From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
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From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
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From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
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From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
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From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
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From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
above and across; more than
From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
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From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
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From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
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From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
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From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
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From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
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From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
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From this reading The lawyer and he held many long consultations together as to the probable result of the trial.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They could not conceal from themselves that there was grave cause for apprehension.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he accompanied Mr. Hoskyns to the prison, sometimes he went alone.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Tom Bristow seldom let a day pass over without seeing Lionel Dering.
