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Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle. He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters. He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings. "Hello, Jim boy? Why, what's up?
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later than; following
From this reading “He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.”
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From this reading “He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.”
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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 Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
later than; following
From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
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From this reading "Hello, Jim boy?
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From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading "Hello, Jim boy?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
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From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
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From this reading Why, what's up?
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From this reading Jim spent a troubled night, tossing to and fro and trying in vain to make head or tail of the tangle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading He was in Chatham soon after midday and made his way at once to Jack's quarters.
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From this reading Why, what's up?
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From this reading Why, what's up?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
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From this reading He found him hard at work at a table strewn with books and drawings.
