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Chapter XII
The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual. "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said. "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by." "I have no other engagement," Tredennis answered. "I shall be glad to come.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I have no other engagement," Tredennis answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall be glad to come.”
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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 The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I have no other engagement," Tredennis answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be glad to come.
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From this reading "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said.
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From this reading "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
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From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading "I shall be glad to come.
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From this reading "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said.
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From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have no other engagement," Tredennis answered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
not any; not one
From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
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From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said.
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From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be glad to come.
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
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From this reading "Bertha and the children are going away to-morrow," he said.
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
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From this reading The following day Richard presented himself to Tredennis in the morning, looking a little disturbed, and scarcely in such excellent spirits as usual.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you have no other engagement you are to come and dine with us this evening and say good-by."
