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Chapter XXVII
THE SUMMER'S STORY. AFTER this Louis Ansted steadily failed. It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips. After that the lamp of life burned lower and lower. He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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later than; following
From this reading “AFTER this Louis Ansted steadily failed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After that the lamp of life burned lower and lower.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.”
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER this Louis Ansted steadily failed.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that the lamp of life burned lower and lower.
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From this reading AFTER this Louis Ansted steadily failed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading After that the lamp of life burned lower and lower.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading AFTER this Louis Ansted steadily failed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading After that the lamp of life burned lower and lower.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that the lamp of life burned lower and lower.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading AFTER this Louis Ansted steadily failed.
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From this reading After that the lamp of life burned lower and lower.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After that the lamp of life burned lower and lower.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading AFTER this Louis Ansted steadily failed.
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From this reading THE SUMMER'S STORY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading THE SUMMER'S STORY.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUMMER'S STORY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AFTER this Louis Ansted steadily failed.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
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From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rallied again, two days afterward, and was locked in with his lawyer, and gave critical attention to business.
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From this reading It had seemed as though he summoned all the strength left in his worn-out body for that one interview wherein he had resolved that his mother should know the truth from his lips.
