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Chapter VIII
LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram. But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them. He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening. He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided. A local amateur was to box a champion.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.”
later than; following
From this reading “LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.”
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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 LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
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From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
later than; following
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
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From this reading A local amateur was to box a champion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
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From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
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From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
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From this reading A local amateur was to box a champion.
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From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.
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From this reading A local amateur was to box a champion.
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From this reading But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.
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From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
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From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
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From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
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From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
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From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
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From this reading But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.
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From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
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From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
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From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
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From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
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From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
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From this reading A local amateur was to box a champion.
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From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
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From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He revelled in the descriptions of "upper cuts" and "left hooks," and learned incidentally that the affair was to be quite one-sided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND A PRIZE-FIGHT It is best not to repeat the expressions Brewster used regarding one S. Jones, after reading his telegram.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he felt considerably relieved after he had uttered them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He fell to reading accounts of the big prize-fight which was to take place in San Francisco that evening.
