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Chapter XIII
When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed. He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would. Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath. He found at the next table two other late breakfasters. “Mo'ning, Miss Kinney.
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later than; following
From this reading “Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.”
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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 Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
later than; following
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
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From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
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From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
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From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
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From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
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From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
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From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
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From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
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From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
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From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
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From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
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From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
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From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
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From this reading “Mo'ning, Miss Kinney.
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From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
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From this reading “Mo'ning, Miss Kinney.
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From this reading “Mo'ning, Miss Kinney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
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From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
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From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
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From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
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From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
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From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
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From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
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From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
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From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
up to a particular time
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
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From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
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From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
at the time that
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
