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Chapter XXVI
THE NEW STEAMER. However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him. I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart. I neither said nor thought that it served him right. I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “I neither said nor thought that it served him right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I neither said nor thought that it served him right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I neither said nor thought that it served him right.”
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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 I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.
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From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
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From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
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From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.
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From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
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From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I neither said nor thought that it served him right.
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From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I neither said nor thought that it served him right.
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From this reading THE NEW STEAMER.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I neither said nor thought that it served him right.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
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From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I neither said nor thought that it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I neither said nor thought that it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I neither said nor thought that it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW STEAMER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW STEAMER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I neither said nor thought that it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sure that not a single emotion of triumph had a place in my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was sorry for him, and my regret was entirely unselfish.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading However much Tommy Toppleton deserved the fate which had befallen him, I really pitied him.
