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Chapter IX
In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair. Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper. He carefully shut the door. "You have bad news," said he. "There was never worse," answered Gaydon.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There was never worse," answered Gaydon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have bad news," said he.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There was never worse," answered Gaydon.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.”
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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 In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There was never worse," answered Gaydon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading "You have bad news," said he.
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From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading He carefully shut the door.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
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From this reading He carefully shut the door.
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From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have bad news," said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There was never worse," answered Gaydon.
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From this reading "You have bad news," said he.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
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From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
above and across; more than
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
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From this reading "You have bad news," said he.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading He carefully shut the door.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He carefully shut the door.
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From this reading "There was never worse," answered Gaydon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
in the direction of
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
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From this reading "There was never worse," answered Gaydon.
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From this reading Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have bad news," said he.
