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Chapter XXIV
MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night. Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart. It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress. And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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later than; following
From this reading “WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.”
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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 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.
later than; following
From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.
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From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
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From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.
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From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
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From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.
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From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading And if this came to pass, she would learn at once her father’s tragic peril.
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From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
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From this reading Throughout its interminable watches his mind had been dominated by the necessity of keeping the falconer and the fugitives apart.
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From this reading WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE rose early, after a troubled night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
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From this reading It was almost certain that the man would recognize his young mistress.
