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Chapter III
TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down. I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something. My ambition again returned to the stage. I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate. I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My ambition again returned to the stage.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.”
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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 I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
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From this reading I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
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From this reading My ambition again returned to the stage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
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From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
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From this reading I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
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From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
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From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
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From this reading I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
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From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
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From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
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From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My ambition again returned to the stage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
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From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
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From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My ambition again returned to the stage.
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From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I joined an amateur dramatic society, composed of Keighley people.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
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From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
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From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I began to visit travelling theatres which came to Keighley, staying in Townfield Gate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TO THE STAGE AGAIN Notwithstanding the kindness which I received at the mill, I could not settle down.
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From this reading I had a strong inclination to get out into the world and see something.
