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Chapter XXVIII
“Then, how were your suspicions aroused?” “It was only by the merest chance. A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of. Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse! Never!
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used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.”
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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 jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
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From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
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From this reading “Then, how were your suspicions aroused?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It was only by the merest chance.
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From this reading “It was only by the merest chance.
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From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
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From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
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From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
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From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
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From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
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From this reading “Then, how were your suspicions aroused?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was only by the merest chance.
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From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
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From this reading “It was only by the merest chance.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
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From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never!
not any; not one
From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
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From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was only by the merest chance.
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From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
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From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
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From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
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From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
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From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
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From this reading “Then, how were your suspicions aroused?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Naturally, I showed him the horse, but he had no sooner set eyes on it than he exclaimed: ‘That the horse!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was only by the merest chance.
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From this reading “Then, how were your suspicions aroused?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was only by the merest chance.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Then, how were your suspicions aroused?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A jockey whom I thought of employing had often ridden one of the animals which I fancied myself the owner of.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then, how were your suspicions aroused?”
