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Chapter III
INTRODUCES THE ROYAL WHITE ROSE MUSIC-HALL. Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London. Nothing jarred upon him. From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper. He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing jarred upon him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Nothing jarred upon him.”
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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 He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
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From this reading He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
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From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
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From this reading He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
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From this reading He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing jarred upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading INTRODUCES THE ROYAL WHITE ROSE MUSIC-HALL.
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From this reading Nothing jarred upon him.
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From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
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From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading INTRODUCES THE ROYAL WHITE ROSE MUSIC-HALL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing jarred upon him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading INTRODUCES THE ROYAL WHITE ROSE MUSIC-HALL.
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From this reading INTRODUCES THE ROYAL WHITE ROSE MUSIC-HALL.
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From this reading Gribble junior had the finest spirits of any man in London.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading He had never had a ten-pound note to call his own, and he was always blithe and happy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTRODUCES THE ROYAL WHITE ROSE MUSIC-HALL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nothing jarred upon him.
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From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
at the time that
From this reading From the days of his infancy, when he used to munch his knuckles contentedly, to the present time, he was never known to be out of temper.
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From this reading INTRODUCES THE ROYAL WHITE ROSE MUSIC-HALL.
