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Chapter XIX
"Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last. It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it. I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father." So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile: "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.”
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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 "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
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From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
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From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
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From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
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From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
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From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
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From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
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From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
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From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
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From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
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From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
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From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
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From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
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From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
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From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
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From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
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From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
which person or people
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
in the company of; together with
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
