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Chapter IX
THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week. On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton. Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life. One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do. His scope in this respect was not large.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.”
a ship that travels with another for protection or company
From this reading “One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.”
involved with or connected to
From this reading “Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.”
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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 Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
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From this reading THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
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From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
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From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
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From this reading THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week.
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From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
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From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
a ship that travels with another for protection or company
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
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From this reading On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
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From this reading On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
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From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His scope in this respect was not large.
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From this reading THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week.
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From this reading His scope in this respect was not large.
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From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
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From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
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From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
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From this reading On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.
involved with or connected to
From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
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From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His scope in this respect was not large.
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From this reading THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
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From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
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From this reading His scope in this respect was not large.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.
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From this reading His scope in this respect was not large.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His scope in this respect was not large.
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From this reading THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.
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From this reading Charley had lately been leading a very mixed sort of life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His scope in this respect was not large.
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From this reading THE THREE KINGS And now came the all-important week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One week he would consort mainly with the houri of the Norfolk Street beer-shop, and the next he would be on his good behaviour, and live as respectably as circumstances permitted him to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Saturday the three young men went down to Hampton.
