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ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons. I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive. This restlessness was one of my greatest troubles. When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly. It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
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later than; following
From this reading “ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This restlessness was one of my greatest troubles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.”
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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 ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
later than; following
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
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From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
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From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
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From this reading It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading This restlessness was one of my greatest troubles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
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From this reading It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This restlessness was one of my greatest troubles.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
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From this reading It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
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From this reading This restlessness was one of my greatest troubles.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This restlessness was one of my greatest troubles.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading This restlessness was one of my greatest troubles.
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From this reading I read for an hour, and then, tired alike of my book and my own company, I strolled up and down the drive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
at the time that
From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a phase of incipient dissatisfaction with life, morbid, but inevitable.
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From this reading When the fit came I could neither work nor read nor think connectedly.
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From this reading ON THE MOOR After tea my father went to his study, for it was late in the week, and he was a most conscientious writer of sermons.
