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Chapter XII
MR. GREY GOES TO TRETTON. Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers. In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them. And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.”
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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 Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
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From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.
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From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading GREY GOES TO TRETTON.
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From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.
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From this reading GREY GOES TO TRETTON.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.
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From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
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From this reading Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.
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From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
up to a particular time
From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GREY GOES TO TRETTON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, though he told his daughter that he had to examine them all before he started, and had taken them to Fulham for that purpose, he had not looked at them.
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From this reading GREY GOES TO TRETTON.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, as another fact, the bag was not opened till he got home again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Grey went down to Tretton with a great bag of papers.
