Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading DAVID SHELDRAKE DOES A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Alfred was not so disposed.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading DAVID SHELDRAKE DOES A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK.

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From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But Alfred was not so disposed.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading DAVID SHELDRAKE DOES A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading DAVID SHELDRAKE DOES A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading MR.

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From this reading DAVID SHELDRAKE DOES A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But Alfred was not so disposed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading DAVID SHELDRAKE DOES A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But Alfred was not so disposed.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

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From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But Alfred was not so disposed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

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From this reading DAVID SHELDRAKE DOES A GOOD NIGHT'S WORK.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Mr. Sheldrake helped himself to brandy-and-water, lit a fresh cigar, threw his cigar-case to Alfred with the air of an old acquaintance, and seemed as if he would have been perfectly satisfied to smoke and drink without conversation.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?

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From this reading "So you did a good thing on the Derby," he commenced familiarly; "backed the Zephyr Colt, eh?