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Chapter II
RANKIN (drily changing the subject). And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London? SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting! Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance? RANKIN.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting!”
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From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading RANKIN (drily changing the subject).
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading RANKIN (drily changing the subject).
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From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
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From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting!
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting!
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting!
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From this reading RANKIN (drily changing the subject).
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading RANKIN (drily changing the subject).
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RANKIN (drily changing the subject).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
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From this reading SIR HOWARD (greatly surprised, pulling himself together) Our last meeting!
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From this reading Mr. Rankin: have I been unfortunate enough to forget an old acquaintance?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
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From this reading And how have ye been, Sir Howrrd, since our last meeting that morning nigh forty year ago down at the docks in London?
