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Chapter XX
“LOVE CAME TOO LATE.” Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot. He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight. From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better. In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
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later than; following
From this reading “Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.”
during the time that
From this reading “Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.”
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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 From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading “LOVE CAME TOO LATE.”
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From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
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From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
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From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
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From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
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From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
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From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
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From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
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From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
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From this reading “LOVE CAME TOO LATE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “LOVE CAME TOO LATE.”
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From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
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From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
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From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that evening he kept a close guard on himself, and his manner changed--for the better.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading He had got the net round Olivia; he resolved to draw it tight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
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From this reading “LOVE CAME TOO LATE.”
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From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
during the time that
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Bartley Bradstone, as he left the garden after his remarkably unpleasant interview with Harold Faradeane, decided to strike while the iron was hot.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In fact, to the casual observer he would have passed as a remarkably good-tempered man.
