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Chapter XXX
SIR BERNARD'S DECISION. For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler. Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice. There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy. My friend's silence was puzzling.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “My friend's silence was puzzling.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.”
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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 For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
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From this reading For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
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From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading SIR BERNARD'S DECISION.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
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From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading SIR BERNARD'S DECISION.
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From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
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From this reading My friend's silence was puzzling.
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From this reading For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend's silence was puzzling.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
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From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading My friend's silence was puzzling.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading My friend's silence was puzzling.
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From this reading SIR BERNARD'S DECISION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Bernard was unwell, and remained down at Hove; therefore I was compelled to attend to his practice.
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From this reading For fully a week I saw nothing of Ambler.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several serious cases, the patients being persons of note; thus I was kept very busy.
