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Chapter VIII
DAWNING LIGHT. Glynn was true to his promise. He forced himself back to something of his old routine. He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make. Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He forced himself back to something of his old routine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He forced himself back to something of his old routine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.”
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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 He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
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From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
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From this reading DAWNING LIGHT.
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From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
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From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
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From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading DAWNING LIGHT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
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From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
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From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
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From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
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From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He forced himself back to something of his old routine.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men said Glynn was greatly changed since that bad fever he had had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a deeper interest in business than before, and found something of relief in the mental effort it obliged him to make.
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From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Glynn was true to his promise.
