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Chapter XXIII
MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration. The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine. He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford. A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne. Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.”
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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 MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
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From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
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From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
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From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
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From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
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From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
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From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
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From this reading Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
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From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
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From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
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From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
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From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
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From this reading Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
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From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
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From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
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From this reading Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
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From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
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From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
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From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
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From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
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From this reading Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
