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Chapter VIII
The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality. He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am. _He_ didn't think much of her, anyway. He had tried her, he had. He had put a question to her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had put a question to her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_He_ didn't think much of her, anyway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.”
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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 had put a question to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
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From this reading _He_ didn't think much of her, anyway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
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From this reading _He_ didn't think much of her, anyway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had tried her, he had.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _He_ didn't think much of her, anyway.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
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From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _He_ didn't think much of her, anyway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He_ didn't think much of her, anyway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
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From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had put a question to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had put a question to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
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From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He_ didn't think much of her, anyway.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had put a question to her.
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From this reading He had tried her, he had.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He prided himself on his intelligence; asked us if we knew the school-ma'am.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning he returned and, as he was this time alone, he bestowed his conversation upon us with great liberality.
