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Chapter XIII
A LITTLE GAME OF CARDS. The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path. On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main. The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal. The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LITTLE GAME OF CARDS.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.”
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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 A LITTLE GAME OF CARDS.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
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From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
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From this reading A LITTLE GAME OF CARDS.
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From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
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From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
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From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
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From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
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From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
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From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
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From this reading A LITTLE GAME OF CARDS.
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From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE GAME OF CARDS.
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From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
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From this reading The ocean has a charm for me that nothing else can equal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LITTLE GAME OF CARDS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
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From this reading The bracing effect of the sea air was being felt in every fibre of my frame.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
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From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
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From this reading The reader will doubtless have come to the conclusion that I was by this time tired of my bargain and wished Miss Marjorie May had never come across my path.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the contrary I was well satisfied with the way things were going, in the main.
