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Chapter VIII
ANOTHER SEARCH. Half-past eight o'clock in the morning. The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers. All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place. My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER SEARCH.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half-past eight o'clock in the morning.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.”
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From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
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From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER SEARCH.
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From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
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From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
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From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
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From this reading Half-past eight o'clock in the morning.
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From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
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From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
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From this reading Half-past eight o'clock in the morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Half-past eight o'clock in the morning.
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From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
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From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half-past eight o'clock in the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
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From this reading Half-past eight o'clock in the morning.
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From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
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From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
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From this reading ANOTHER SEARCH.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
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From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half-past eight o'clock in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
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From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
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From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The gong had sounded, and we had all assembled in the library for prayers.
in or at the place that
From this reading My father missed him, and turned to ask me where he was.
which person or people
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All but Aleck, who, for the first time since he had been with us at Braycombe, was not in his usual place.
