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Chapter XIII
ANDY LEAVES HOME. Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel. The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment. He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject. At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject.
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From this reading ANDY LEAVES HOME.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
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From this reading At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
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From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject.
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From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
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From this reading At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
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From this reading ANDY LEAVES HOME.
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From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
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From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading ANDY LEAVES HOME.
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From this reading At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
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From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject.
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From this reading He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject.
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From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
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From this reading At five o'clock in the afternoon the mail came in at the post office.
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From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject.
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From this reading He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject.
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From this reading He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject.
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From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
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From this reading The intelligence pleased him, for, as he supposed, it threw Andy out of employment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sought an early opportunity of speaking to him on the subject.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Conrad was not slow in learning of Mr. Gale's departure from the hotel.
