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Chapter XXVI
CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide. There was a call for him everywhere. No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain. The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.”
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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 There was a call for him everywhere.
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From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
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From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
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From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
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From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
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From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
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From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
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From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
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From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
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From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
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From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
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From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
not any; not one
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
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From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
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From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
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From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
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From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
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From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
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From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
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From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
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From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
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From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
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From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
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From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
