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Chapter III
It was now mid-June. The air was dry and cool. But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey. "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it. "Who knoweth this Robert Sadler?
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.”
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From this reading The air was dry and cool.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was dry and cool.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading The air was dry and cool.
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From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading The air was dry and cool.
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From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
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From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now mid-June.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading "Who knoweth this Robert Sadler?
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From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading It was now mid-June.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading It was now mid-June.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air was dry and cool.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who knoweth this Robert Sadler?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now mid-June.
at the time that
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
which person or people
From this reading "Who knoweth this Robert Sadler?
