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Chapter XXVIII
Tony had come back. The Play turned very real. The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one. He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind. He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tony had come back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.”
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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 The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
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From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
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From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
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From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
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From this reading Tony had come back.
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From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tony had come back.
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From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
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From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
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From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
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From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tony had come back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.
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From this reading He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
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From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.
not any; not one
From this reading He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.
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From this reading He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.
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From this reading The Play turned very real.
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From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
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From this reading The Play turned very real.
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From this reading He found no permanent resting-place for heart or mind.
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From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Play turned very real.
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From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
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From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
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From this reading Tony had come back.
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From this reading The situation _a trois_ thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
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From this reading The Play turned very real.
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From this reading The Play turned very real.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He analysed, asked himself questions without end, but a final decisive judgment evaded him.
