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SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended. The way in which he was tricked was this. Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call. He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour. The sight of her seemed almost to give him pleasure.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sight of her seemed almost to give him pleasure.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.”
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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 Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading The sight of her seemed almost to give him pleasure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
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From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
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From this reading The sight of her seemed almost to give him pleasure.
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From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
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From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
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From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight of her seemed almost to give him pleasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
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From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading The sight of her seemed almost to give him pleasure.
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From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of her seemed almost to give him pleasure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading The sight of her seemed almost to give him pleasure.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
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From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The way in which he was tricked was this.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading The way in which he was tricked was this.
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From this reading He had had a more restful night than usual, so that he was in an exceptional good-humour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The way in which he was tricked was this.
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From this reading The way in which he was tricked was this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The way in which he was tricked was this.
which person or people
From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
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From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading SIGNING THE WILL Cuthbert Grahame did sign his last will and testament on the morrow, though hardly in the fashion he intended.
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From this reading Before the woman who called herself his wife went down to her breakfast she paid him a morning call.
