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Chapter VI
TWO T'S. Evil days had fallen upon Tode. He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face. The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself. The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Evil days had fallen upon Tode.”
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From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
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From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
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From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
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From this reading Evil days had fallen upon Tode.
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From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
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From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
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From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
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From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
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From this reading Evil days had fallen upon Tode.
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From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
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From this reading Evil days had fallen upon Tode.
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From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
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From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Evil days had fallen upon Tode.
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From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
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From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Hastings' carriage passed in its elegant beauty, and as Tode gazed his frown deepened.
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From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
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From this reading TWO T'S.
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From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The demon "Ambition" had taken possession of him, and metamorphosed him so that he didn't know himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
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From this reading Evil days had fallen upon Tode.
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From this reading TWO T'S.
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From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Evil days had fallen upon Tode.
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From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood before the window with an unmistakable frown on his face.
