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Chapter XIV
That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda. "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand. "You used to be more prompt than this. We won't stand formality from you, young man." "I had a lot of work to do," Mostyn said.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We won't stand formality from you, young man."”
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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 "I had a lot of work to do," Mostyn said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You used to be more prompt than this.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I had a lot of work to do," Mostyn said.
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From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading We won't stand formality from you, young man."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We won't stand formality from you, young man."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had a lot of work to do," Mostyn said.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading "I had a lot of work to do," Mostyn said.
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From this reading We won't stand formality from you, young man."
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From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
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From this reading "You used to be more prompt than this.
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From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I had a lot of work to do," Mostyn said.
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From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
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From this reading "You used to be more prompt than this.
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From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
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From this reading We won't stand formality from you, young man."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You used to be more prompt than this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You used to be more prompt than this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You used to be more prompt than this.
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From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading "You used to be more prompt than this.
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From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We won't stand formality from you, young man."
at the time that
From this reading That evening at dusk, when Mostyn reached Mitchell's house, he found the old gentleman smoking on the veranda.
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From this reading We won't stand formality from you, young man."
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From this reading "I had a lot of work to do," Mostyn said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I looked for you earlier," he said, turning his cigar between his lips and smiling cordially as he extended his hand.
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From this reading We won't stand formality from you, young man."
