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Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex. He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad. Mr Greatorex elevated his finely arched eyebrows. "The usual thing, I suppose? An entanglement of some sort?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The usual thing, I suppose?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The usual thing, I suppose?”
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From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
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From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An entanglement of some sort?"
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From this reading Mr Greatorex elevated his finely arched eyebrows.
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From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
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From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
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From this reading Mr Greatorex elevated his finely arched eyebrows.
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From this reading An entanglement of some sort?"
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From this reading Mr Greatorex elevated his finely arched eyebrows.
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From this reading Mr Greatorex elevated his finely arched eyebrows.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
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From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
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From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
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From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The usual thing, I suppose?
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From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
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From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
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From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An entanglement of some sort?"
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From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
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From this reading An entanglement of some sort?"
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From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
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From this reading An entanglement of some sort?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The usual thing, I suppose?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The usual thing, I suppose?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Saxham betook himself next day to the all-powerful Mr Greatorex.
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From this reading "The usual thing, I suppose?
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From this reading He hinted to that impassive gentleman that he wanted to get his son abroad.
