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Chapter VII
His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic. Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips. The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success. What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth! In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!”
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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 What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
the two together, not just one
From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
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From this reading His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.
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From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
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From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
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From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
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From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
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From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
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From this reading His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.
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From this reading His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.
except for; apart from
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
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From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nobody knew the story save himself, and it had never passed his lips.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days long ago both of them had been poor, and had suffered in consequence.
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
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From this reading His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.
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From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brother Samuel's romance was even more tragic.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
which person or people
From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What a sensation would be produced if they ever learnt the truth!
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From this reading The society gossips who so often wrote their tittle-tattle about him never dreamed the strange story of the life of the great financier, nor the extraordinary romance that underlay his marvellous success.
