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Chapter VIII
IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million! And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck. The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary. All day they haunted him. Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.”
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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 IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
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From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
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From this reading All day they haunted him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
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From this reading All day they haunted him.
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From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
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From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
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From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
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From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
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From this reading All day they haunted him.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All day they haunted him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
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From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
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From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
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From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
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From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
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From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
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From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
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From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
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From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
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From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
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From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
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From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
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From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
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From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
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From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
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From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
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From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
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From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
