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Chapter VIII
THE STORY IS TOLD. DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school. The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there. But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday. Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STORY IS TOLD.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.”
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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 The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
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From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
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From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
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From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
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From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
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From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
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From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
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From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
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From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STORY IS TOLD.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
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From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
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From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
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From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
not any; not one
From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
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From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
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From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
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From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
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From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
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From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
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From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
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From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
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From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
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From this reading THE STORY IS TOLD.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such, no doubt, might be the case now; but there was a feeling among the boys that he was kept away by some other reason.
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From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY IS TOLD.
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From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY IS TOLD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
at the time that
From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The school hours lasted from half-past nine to twelve, during a portion of which time it was his practice to be there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DURING the whole of that morning the Doctor did not come into the school.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But sometimes, on a Saturday, he would be absent, when it was understood generally that he was preparing his sermon for the Sunday.
