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Chapter XI
CONVERGING THREADS. Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other. Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business. After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait. Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
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later than; following
From this reading “After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.”
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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 After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
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From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
later than; following
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
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From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
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From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
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From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
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From this reading CONVERGING THREADS.
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From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
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From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
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From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
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From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
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From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
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From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
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From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
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From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
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From this reading CONVERGING THREADS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Events now began to follow quickly on the steps of each other.
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From this reading After his return home he had had a slight relapse, and Dr. Spreckley said business must wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mr. Marjoram, hearing of this in London, for Maria often wrote to him, sent a peremptory mandate for Philip to go back to his house to be nursed.
but in spite of that
From this reading Philip Cleeve had not yet engaged in any active business.
