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Chapter XXVII
THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think. One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life! Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king. And to-day? But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!”
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading “But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.”
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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 One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
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From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
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From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
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From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
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From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
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From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
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From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
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From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
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From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
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From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
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From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
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From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
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From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
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From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
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From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
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From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
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From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
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From this reading And to-day?
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From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
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From this reading But of himself, his own obvious fate, the shame and disgrace of his present position, he thought very little.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
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From this reading THOUGHTS In the loneliness and silence of the Tower, the Duke of Wessex had had enough leisure to think.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One fatal autumn afternoon, and what a change in the destinies of his life!
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From this reading Yesterday he was the first gentleman in England, loved by many, feared by a few, reverenced by all as the perfect embodiment of national pride and national grandeur--almost a king.
