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Chapter X
IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES. "What's the matter, sir? Are you sick?" I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner. "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.”
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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 "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you sick?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
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From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.
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From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
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From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
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From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
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From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
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From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.
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From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
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From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
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From this reading "What's the matter, sir?
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From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
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From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
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From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
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From this reading Are you sick?"
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From this reading "What's the matter, sir?
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From this reading I asked, startled by the deadly pallor on the cheeks and lips of the junior partner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter, sir?
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From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
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From this reading "I don't feel very well, but I shall be better in a moment," he replied, faintly.
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From this reading "What's the matter, sir?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS PERPLEXED ABOUT CERTAIN INVOICES.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you sick?"
