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Chapter IX
ANOTHER VISITOR. Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog. Job had no cares to keep him wakeful. It was about eight o'clock, and still full day. It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was about eight o'clock, and still full day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER VISITOR.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was about eight o'clock, and still full day.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about eight o'clock, and still full day.
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From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER VISITOR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading Job had no cares to keep him wakeful.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock, and still full day.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock, and still full day.
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From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Job had no cares to keep him wakeful.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Job had no cares to keep him wakeful.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about eight o'clock, and still full day.
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From this reading Job had no cares to keep him wakeful.
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From this reading Job had no cares to keep him wakeful.
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From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
not any; not one
From this reading Job had no cares to keep him wakeful.
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From this reading It was about eight o'clock, and still full day.
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From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
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From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about eight o'clock, and still full day.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Job had no cares to keep him wakeful.
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From this reading It was Ambrose's promise to visit Simon Grampierre that had kept him inactive all day.
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From this reading ANOTHER VISITOR.
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From this reading Job had no cares to keep him wakeful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
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From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ambrose, having filled the day as best he could with small tasks, was smoking beside his fire and enviously watching his dog.
