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Chapter V
The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household. James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence. His infatuation was complete. The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life. Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His infatuation was complete.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.”
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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 James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.
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From this reading Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His infatuation was complete.
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From this reading Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.
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From this reading The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.
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From this reading The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His infatuation was complete.
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From this reading The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.
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From this reading His infatuation was complete.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself, but others, lapsed into a curious state of adolescence.
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From this reading The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slink away from him as the passing days brought up the new problems of life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His infatuation was complete.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where he had lived to command he now was content to serve.
