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Chapter XIII
WHERE'S JACK? With all diffidence I mention a fact. Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know. Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters. The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.”
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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 With all diffidence I mention a fact.
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From this reading With all diffidence I mention a fact.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
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From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading With all diffidence I mention a fact.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
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From this reading With all diffidence I mention a fact.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
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From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With all diffidence I mention a fact.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
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From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
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From this reading WHERE'S JACK?
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From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
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From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
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From this reading With all diffidence I mention a fact.
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From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
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From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
not any; not one
From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
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From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
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From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
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From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mr. Kennet, as we know, indulged occasionally in strong waters.
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From this reading WHERE'S JACK?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether it had any bearing on a later happening I do not know.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The result, as a rule, was only an increased surliness of demeanour of which no one took much notice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all diffidence I mention a fact.
