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Chapter XXIV
IN WHICH PHIL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND, AND MR. LEONIDAS LYNCHPINNE COMES TO GRIEF. I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room. He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct. On the impulse of the moment I followed him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “On the impulse of the moment I followed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.”
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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 left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND, AND MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND, AND MR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
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From this reading LEONIDAS LYNCHPINNE COMES TO GRIEF.
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From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
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From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
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From this reading On the impulse of the moment I followed him.
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
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From this reading LEONIDAS LYNCHPINNE COMES TO GRIEF.
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From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the impulse of the moment I followed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading On the impulse of the moment I followed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL MEETS AN OLD FRIEND, AND MR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
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From this reading LEONIDAS LYNCHPINNE COMES TO GRIEF.
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
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touching and supported by a surface
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From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
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From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LEONIDAS LYNCHPINNE COMES TO GRIEF.
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From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I could not imagine what had so suddenly driven Mr. Gracewood from the room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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From this reading He left as though he had been shot from a gun, and did not utter a word in explanation of his conduct.
