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Chapter X
"But why was he so sweet to me?" Edith would ask, with puzzled wonderment. "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help. And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs. The astonishing thing is that I told him, too!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The astonishing thing is that I told him, too!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The astonishing thing is that I told him, too!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Edith would ask, with puzzled wonderment.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
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From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
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From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
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From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
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From this reading Edith would ask, with puzzled wonderment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
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From this reading The astonishing thing is that I told him, too!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why was he so sweet to me?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
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From this reading Edith would ask, with puzzled wonderment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But why was he so sweet to me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
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From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
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From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But why was he so sweet to me?"
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From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
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From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
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From this reading Edith would ask, with puzzled wonderment.
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From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But why was he so sweet to me?"
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From this reading "But why was he so sweet to me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The astonishing thing is that I told him, too!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "From the moment I arrived he seemed to be on the outlook to see how he could help.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The astonishing thing is that I told him, too!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But why was he so sweet to me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The astonishing thing is that I told him, too!
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From this reading The astonishing thing is that I told him, too!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he took an interest in Jack, and asked all about him and his affairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But why was he so sweet to me?"
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From this reading "But why was he so sweet to me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Edith would ask, with puzzled wonderment.
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From this reading Edith would ask, with puzzled wonderment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Edith would ask, with puzzled wonderment.
