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Chapter XXIII
THE DISAGREEABLE MAN GIVES UP HIS FREEDOM. THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop. He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours. He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book. Suddenly she looked up from her work.
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later than; following
From this reading “THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly she looked up from her work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly she looked up from her work.”
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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 still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
later than; following
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
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From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
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From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
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From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
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From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
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From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
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From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN GIVES UP HIS FREEDOM.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
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From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN GIVES UP HIS FREEDOM.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
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From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
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From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN GIVES UP HIS FREEDOM.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
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From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
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From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN GIVES UP HIS FREEDOM.
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From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
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From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she looked up from her work.
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From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN GIVES UP HIS FREEDOM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
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From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
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From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she looked up from her work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN GIVES UP HIS FREEDOM.
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From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN GIVES UP HIS FREEDOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He still held the volume in his hand; but he did not continue reading, he watched her arranging the pages of a dilapidated book.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
in or at the place that
From this reading He had come from the little inner room where he had been reading Gibbon for the last two hours.
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From this reading Suddenly she looked up from her work.
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From this reading THE morning after Bernardine began her book, she and old Zerviah were sitting together in the shop.
