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Chapter XII
A STATION TO SIR JOHN'S LIKING. So the Russian mathematician was found! When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it. He had not been hungry; he had lived upon figures. Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had not been hungry; he had lived upon figures.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So the Russian mathematician was found!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He had not been hungry; he had lived upon figures.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.”
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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 A STATION TO SIR JOHN'S LIKING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been hungry; he had lived upon figures.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading He had not been hungry; he had lived upon figures.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the Russian mathematician was found!
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From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading He had not been hungry; he had lived upon figures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading A STATION TO SIR JOHN'S LIKING.
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From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading A STATION TO SIR JOHN'S LIKING.
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From this reading He had not been hungry; he had lived upon figures.
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From this reading So the Russian mathematician was found!
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading So the Russian mathematician was found!
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
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From this reading A STATION TO SIR JOHN'S LIKING.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the Russian mathematician was found!
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From this reading A STATION TO SIR JOHN'S LIKING.
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From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the Russian mathematician was found!
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From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STATION TO SIR JOHN'S LIKING.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had not been hungry; he had lived upon figures.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the Russian mathematician was found!
at the time that
From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
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From this reading When they asked him how he had passed those four days, he could not tell; he thought the whole story of the crocodiles was a joke, and did not believe it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Matthew Strux would not reproach his countryman before his colleagues, but there was every reason to believe that in private he gave him a severe reprimand.
