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Chapter XV
My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke. “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?” “Why don’t you all discuss your plans at public meetings? I suppose because you want to keep them secret. So do I now.”
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for the reason that
From this reading “I suppose because you want to keep them secret.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “I suppose because you want to keep them secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose because you want to keep them secret.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?””
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From this reading “Why don’t you all discuss your plans at public meetings?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
for the reason that
From this reading I suppose because you want to keep them secret.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
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From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
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From this reading “Why don’t you all discuss your plans at public meetings?
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From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So do I now.”
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From this reading “Why don’t you all discuss your plans at public meetings?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
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From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading I suppose because you want to keep them secret.
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From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
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From this reading “Why don’t you all discuss your plans at public meetings?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
not any; not one
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading So do I now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
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From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
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From this reading “Why don’t you all discuss your plans at public meetings?
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From this reading “Why don’t you all discuss your plans at public meetings?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I suppose because you want to keep them secret.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So do I now.”
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From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
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From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose because you want to keep them secret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I suppose because you want to keep them secret.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading I suppose because you want to keep them secret.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My companion was in no hurry to answer the question and we rode some distance before he spoke.
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From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why couldn’t you speak of this before the others--I mean those in the house at Brabinsk?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why don’t you all discuss your plans at public meetings?
