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Chapter VII
EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE. EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble. The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read. Dr. Porter smiled when he came to the postscript. "So you think you would like to see the museum?"
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you think you would like to see the museum?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.”
during the time that
From this reading “The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"So you think you would like to see the museum?"”
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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 EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading Dr. Porter smiled when he came to the postscript.
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From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Porter smiled when he came to the postscript.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading "So you think you would like to see the museum?"
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From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
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From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EBEN MAKES A NEW FRIEND AND MEETS AN OLD ONE.
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From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading Dr. Porter smiled when he came to the postscript.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading "So you think you would like to see the museum?"
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From this reading Dr. Porter smiled when he came to the postscript.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you think you would like to see the museum?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you think you would like to see the museum?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
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From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
at the time that
From this reading Dr. Porter smiled when he came to the postscript.
during the time that
From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading EBEN knew his way to the college very well, and found Dr. Porter without trouble.
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From this reading The old gentleman was in the anatomical museum, and Eben glanced round him with wondering and delighted eyes while Dr. Henry's note was being read.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "So you think you would like to see the museum?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you think you would like to see the museum?"
