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Chapter II
Well, I shall not need to go away. Harry Goward has himself solved that problem. He goes himself to-morrow. He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama. But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I shall not need to go away.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well, I shall not need to go away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I shall not need to go away.”
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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 He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
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From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
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From this reading Well, I shall not need to go away.
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From this reading He goes himself to-morrow.
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From this reading Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.
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From this reading Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He goes himself to-morrow.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I shall not need to go away.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
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From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I shall not need to go away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, I shall not need to go away.
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From this reading Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well, I shall not need to go away.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
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From this reading Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry Goward has himself solved that problem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I shall not need to go away.
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From this reading He goes himself to-morrow.
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From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
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From this reading He has invented a telegram about a sick uncle, all according to the very best melodrama.
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From this reading Well, I shall not need to go away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what I feared is true--he is still as mad as ever about me.
