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Chapter XXIV
On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question. He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day. In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment. Then, fearing to go to bed and lie sleepless, he sat down in his arm-chair. Falling asleep there, he had fearful dreams, and awoke unrefreshed.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.”
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading Falling asleep there, he had fearful dreams, and awoke unrefreshed.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading Then, fearing to go to bed and lie sleepless, he sat down in his arm-chair.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
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From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
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From this reading Falling asleep there, he had fearful dreams, and awoke unrefreshed.
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From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
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From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
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From this reading Falling asleep there, he had fearful dreams, and awoke unrefreshed.
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From this reading Falling asleep there, he had fearful dreams, and awoke unrefreshed.
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From this reading Then, fearing to go to bed and lie sleepless, he sat down in his arm-chair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
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From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
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From this reading Then, fearing to go to bed and lie sleepless, he sat down in his arm-chair.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
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From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading Then, fearing to go to bed and lie sleepless, he sat down in his arm-chair.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
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From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading Then, fearing to go to bed and lie sleepless, he sat down in his arm-chair.
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From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
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From this reading Then, fearing to go to bed and lie sleepless, he sat down in his arm-chair.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading Then, fearing to go to bed and lie sleepless, he sat down in his arm-chair.
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From this reading Falling asleep there, he had fearful dreams, and awoke unrefreshed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading Falling asleep there, he had fearful dreams, and awoke unrefreshed.
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From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
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From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evening, feeling queer in the head, he went out and walked up and down the Embankment.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
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From this reading On leaving Nettlefold, Miltoun had gone straight back to his rooms, and begun at once to work at his book on the land question.
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From this reading He worked all through that night—his third night without sleep, and all the following day.
