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Chapter VI
A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed. For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master. He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable. But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position. He made sure that it should be the last offense.
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later than; following
From this reading “But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made sure that it should be the last offense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made sure that it should be the last offense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.”
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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 LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
later than; following
From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
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From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
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From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He made sure that it should be the last offense.
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From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
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From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
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From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He made sure that it should be the last offense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made sure that it should be the last offense.
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From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
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From this reading He made sure that it should be the last offense.
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From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading He made sure that it should be the last offense.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
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From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
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From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
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From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
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From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He made sure that it should be the last offense.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made sure that it should be the last offense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
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From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
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From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LESSON IN TACT Mr. Brewster's butler was surprised and annoyed.
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From this reading For the first time in his official career he had unbent so far as to manifest a personal interest in the welfare of his master.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was on the verge of assuming a responsibility which makes any servant intolerable.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But after his interview he resolved that he would never again overstep his position.
