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Chapter IV
HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES. Thoughtfully I read the letter again. It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby. I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thoughtfully I read the letter again.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
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From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
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From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
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From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
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From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
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From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
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From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
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From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
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From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
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From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
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From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
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From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
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From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
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From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
