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Chapter XXI
ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said: "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?" "Why not?" "It does not sound reasonable." "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"A day or two ago I would have said the same.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A day or two ago I would have said the same.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"A day or two ago I would have said the same.”
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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 day or two ago I would have said the same.
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From this reading "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
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From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
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From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
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From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
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From this reading "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It does not sound reasonable."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It does not sound reasonable."
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From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
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From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
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From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
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From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
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From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
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From this reading "It does not sound reasonable."
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From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
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From this reading "It does not sound reasonable."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
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From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ASHTON-KIRK BEGINS TO PLAN As Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton left the "Rangnow," the latter said:
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From this reading "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
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From this reading "Why not?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "A day or two ago I would have said the same.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You surely do not suppose that Morris will call on you?"
