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Chapter XV
THE RUMORS AS TO MR. PROSPER. It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels. Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London. Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
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From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
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From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
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From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
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From this reading PROSPER.
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From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
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From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
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From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
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From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
up to a particular time
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
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From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
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From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
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From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
at the time that
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
