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Chapter XI
PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF. Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices. His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London. He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip. This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.”
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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 He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip.
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From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
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From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip.
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From this reading He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
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From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
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From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
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From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
not any; not one
From this reading He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
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From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
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From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
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From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
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From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
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From this reading He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Phillip Redgill next appears on the scene of our story in his father’s offices.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHILLIP REDGILL IS FOUND TO BE NOT SO CLEVER AS HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
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From this reading He was a widower of nearly sixty summers, and had no child but Phillip.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His father was very rich, and had extensive dealings with ships and valuable merchandize in the City of London.
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From this reading This youth had been well educated, and was allowed an ample income to live on.
