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Chapter XXIII
A SAD HOME-COMING. Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word. He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it. And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance. He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.”
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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 SAD HOME-COMING.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
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From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.
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From this reading Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word.
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From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word.
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From this reading A SAD HOME-COMING.
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From this reading And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word.
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From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.
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From this reading Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word.
not any; not one
From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
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From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading A SAD HOME-COMING.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it seemed to him that more than his life, his happiness, hung in the balance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
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From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
up to a particular time
From this reading He had pledged himself to remain in Ireland until the mission he had undertaken was completed, and he meant keeping his word, though his life depended on it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word.
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From this reading Lord Cecil Neville was a man of his word.
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From this reading He had written again and again to Doris, and had received no answer to any one of his letters.
