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NO SURRENDER. Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed. He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme. Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial. What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.”
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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 He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
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From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
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From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
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From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
not any; not one
From this reading NO SURRENDER.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
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From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
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From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
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From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
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From this reading NO SURRENDER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed little or nothing was now said between them as to Lady Mason or the trial.
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From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the use of speaking on a subject that was in every way the cause of so much misery?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Peregrine Orme had gone up to London, had had his interview with Mr. Round, and had failed.
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From this reading He had then returned home, and hardly a word on the subject had been spoken between him and Mrs. Orme.
