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Chapter V
BROADENING LIFE. "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire. He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game. "I never thought it would be so close. Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BROADENING LIFE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never thought it would be so close.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never thought it would be so close.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I never thought it would be so close.”
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From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
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From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
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From this reading BROADENING LIFE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
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From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
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From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
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From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
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From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
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From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
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From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
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From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BROADENING LIFE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
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From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
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From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
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From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
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From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
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From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
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From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
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From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
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From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
which person or people
From this reading "Five all, and deuce!" cried Wellgood, who had taken on himself the function of umpire.
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From this reading He turned to Isobel and Vivien, who sat by in wicker armchairs, watching the game.
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From this reading Hayes has pulled up wonderfully!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I never thought it would be so close.
