At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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Chapter IX
At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual. They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep. Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience. When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten! This was despair.
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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From this reading This was despair.
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From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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From this reading Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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From this reading Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep.
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From this reading Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.
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From this reading They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep.
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From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was despair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
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From this reading Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.
at the time that
From this reading When it seemed to him that it must be nearly daylight, he heard the clock strike ten!
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