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Chapter XIX
SURPRISES. WE went on in our usual course for some weeks. Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown. He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal. He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.”
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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 Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
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From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
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From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
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From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
not any; not one
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
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From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
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From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
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From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
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From this reading SURPRISES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Lethbridge, the new rector, proved quite a contrast to Doctor Brown.
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From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
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From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE went on in our usual course for some weeks.
which person or people
From this reading He was one of those men who seem, if I may so express myself, to have no perspective in their minds.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
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From this reading He was a thin, serious faced young man, very much in earnest, and not always (or so I thought) very discreet in his zeal.
