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Chapter XXI
DANDY DREGHORN. After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone. He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued. "Ah, my friend and countryman! I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.”
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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 After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
later than; following
From this reading After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
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From this reading "Ah, my friend and countryman!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
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From this reading After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
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From this reading "Ah, my friend and countryman!
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From this reading DANDY DREGHORN.
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From this reading After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
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From this reading DANDY DREGHORN.
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From this reading After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
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From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
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From this reading "Ah, my friend and countryman!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
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From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, my friend and countryman!
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From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
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From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
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From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
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From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a few minutes' delay, the count entered alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
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From this reading He was armed just as I had seen him yesterday, and appeared somewhat jaded and fatigued.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have again the honour to salute you," said he, seating himself by my bedside.
