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Chapter XII
SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking. The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door. "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him. "Not a bit of it. Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
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later than; following
From this reading “Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.”
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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 SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
later than; following
From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
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From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
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From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
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From this reading "Not a bit of it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
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From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
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From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not a bit of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
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From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
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From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a bit of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
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From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
To recall to mind.
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
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From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
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From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
up to a particular time
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
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From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SELF-DENIAL AND ITS REWARD I remember little that followed until I was startled out of my chair by a loud knocking.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we have all overslept," I said, as I admitted him.
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From this reading The sunlight was streaming in at the window and John Jones's voice was at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every wink you've had after such a day as yesterday is like money put in the bank.
