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Chapter XVI
TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man. But he did feel profoundly wretched. He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed. Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success. He was a man: he proceeded to throw the blame upon the woman.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He was a man: he proceeded to throw the blame upon the woman.”
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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 TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
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From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading He was a man: he proceeded to throw the blame upon the woman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did feel profoundly wretched.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
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From this reading He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed.
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From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
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From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
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From this reading He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading He was a man: he proceeded to throw the blame upon the woman.
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From this reading But he did feel profoundly wretched.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading He was a man: he proceeded to throw the blame upon the woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed.
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From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
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From this reading He tried to shake off this feeling, but failed.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was a man: he proceeded to throw the blame upon the woman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRACES Alfred did not become unconscious, nor even feel faint: he was a man.
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From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Later, on his way back through the City, he stopped somewhere to try and lunch it off, and with rather better success.
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From this reading He was a man: he proceeded to throw the blame upon the woman.
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From this reading But he did feel profoundly wretched.
