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Chapter XXXIII
M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT. On the twelfth day I said: "Bob, I think I shall run up to London." "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task. "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Bob, I think I shall run up to London."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bob, I think I shall run up to London."”
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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 "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
any thing at all
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
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From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
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From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
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From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
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From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
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From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
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From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
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From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
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From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
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From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
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From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
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From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
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From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
