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Chapter XXXIX
RALPH NEWTON IS BOWLED AWAY. A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult. But he wrote it. The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it. ---- Club, June 2, 186--.
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later than; following
From this reading “A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.”
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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 A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
later than; following
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading RALPH NEWTON IS BOWLED AWAY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
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From this reading RALPH NEWTON IS BOWLED AWAY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he wrote it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading ---- Club, June 2, 186--.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he wrote it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RALPH NEWTON IS BOWLED AWAY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he wrote it.
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From this reading ---- Club, June 2, 186--.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading RALPH NEWTON IS BOWLED AWAY.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
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From this reading RALPH NEWTON IS BOWLED AWAY.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing had to be done, and there was nothing to be gained by postponing it.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
at the time that
From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading A day or two after his engagement, Ralph did write his letter to Sir Thomas, and found when the moment came that the task was difficult.
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From this reading But he wrote it.
