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Chapter VI
Mr. Havisham drank some more port. He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout. At such times it was always better to leave him alone. So there was a silence of a few moments. It was Mr. Havisham who broke it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At such times it was always better to leave him alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “So there was a silence of a few moments.”
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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 So there was a silence of a few moments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
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From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
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From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
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From this reading It was Mr. Havisham who broke it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
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From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
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From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
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From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
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From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
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From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
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From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
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From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
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From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
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From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
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From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
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From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
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From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
at the time that
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
which person or people
From this reading It was Mr. Havisham who broke it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
