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Chapter IV
KNOCKLEY HOLT. About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote. The Squire would have him there. It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society. Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Squire would have him there.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The Squire would have him there.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
one or the other of two
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading KNOCKLEY HOLT.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
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From this reading KNOCKLEY HOLT.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the loss of his money he had been getting more and more disinclined either for going out himself or having company at home.
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From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
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From this reading The Squire would have him there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
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From this reading The Squire would have him there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
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From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
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From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
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From this reading About this time Tom Bristow found himself very often at Pincote.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It seemed as if he could not do without Tom’s society.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Squire would have him there.
