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Chapter XXV
Samuel slept not a wink all that night. First he lay wrestling with the congregation. And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her. This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk. Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First he lay wrestling with the congregation.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.”
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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 Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
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From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
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From this reading Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
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From this reading First he lay wrestling with the congregation.
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From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
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From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
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From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he lay wrestling with the congregation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
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From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
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From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First he lay wrestling with the congregation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading First he lay wrestling with the congregation.
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From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
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From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
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From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
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From this reading Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
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From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
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From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
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From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First he lay wrestling with the congregation.
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From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout all these adventures, his feelings had been mingled with the excitement of his love for her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
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From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then his thoughts came to Miss Gladys, and what he was going to say to her.
at the time that
From this reading This kindled a fire in his blood, and when the first streaks of dawn were in the sky, he rose and went out to walk.
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From this reading Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading First he lay wrestling with the congregation.
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From this reading First he lay wrestling with the congregation.
