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Chapter XXVI
George steadily declined from this time. I went to see him two years later. He was not at home. Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards. He was ruining his constitution, he was ruining her life and the children’s.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was ruining his constitution, he was ruining her life and the children’s.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “George steadily declined from this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to see him two years later.”
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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 Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was not at home.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading He was ruining his constitution, he was ruining her life and the children’s.
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From this reading He was ruining his constitution, he was ruining her life and the children’s.
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From this reading George steadily declined from this time.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George steadily declined from this time.
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From this reading George steadily declined from this time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not at home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was ruining his constitution, he was ruining her life and the children’s.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went to see him two years later.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was ruining his constitution, he was ruining her life and the children’s.
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From this reading He was not at home.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to see him two years later.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading I went to see him two years later.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was ruining his constitution, he was ruining her life and the children’s.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not at home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading He was ruining his constitution, he was ruining her life and the children’s.
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From this reading I went to see him two years later.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading George steadily declined from this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading George steadily declined from this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George steadily declined from this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to see him two years later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to see him two years later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to see him two years later.
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From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Meg wept to me as she told me of him, how he let the business slip, how he drank, what a brute he was in drink, and how unbearable afterwards.
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From this reading I went to see him two years later.
