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Chapter VIII
The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler. "Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?" Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you." "I hope, Sir Raife, you've had a pleasant holiday, sir. We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I hope, Sir Raife, you've had a pleasant holiday, sir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?"”
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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 The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
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From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
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From this reading "Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
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From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?"
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From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
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From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I hope, Sir Raife, you've had a pleasant holiday, sir.
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading "I hope, Sir Raife, you've had a pleasant holiday, sir.
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From this reading "I hope, Sir Raife, you've had a pleasant holiday, sir.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope, Sir Raife, you've had a pleasant holiday, sir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope, Sir Raife, you've had a pleasant holiday, sir.
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading "Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
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From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
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From this reading "Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?"
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
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From this reading The old man eyed his master quizzically as he handed him the cool drink in a long, sparkling tumbler.
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From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all very glad to see you back again, sir."
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From this reading "Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?"
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From this reading Between gulps, Raife replied: "Oh, yes, Edgson, only a bit tired, thank you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aren't you feeling well, Sir Raife?"
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From this reading "I hope, Sir Raife, you've had a pleasant holiday, sir.
