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Chapter V
He stopped and reached for his sticks. "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think." Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man. "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain. Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “"Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped and reached for his sticks.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.”
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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 Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
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From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
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From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stopped and reached for his sticks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
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From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
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From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
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From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
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From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
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From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
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From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stopped and reached for his sticks.
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From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped and reached for his sticks.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stopped and reached for his sticks.
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From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
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From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
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From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
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From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
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From this reading He stopped and reached for his sticks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stopped and reached for his sticks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped and reached for his sticks.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
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From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
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From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
in or at the place that
From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth went with him to the door, and Stewart Stevenson remarked to his host on the wonderful vitality and cheerfulness of the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty years ago he met with a terrible accident in the works where he was employed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Seton, "you would hardly think that he rarely knows what it is to be free of pain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
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From this reading "Well! it's fine to be young, but it's not so bad to be old as you young folks think."
