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Chapter XXIV
Paris Again "Le courage commence l'oeuvre et ... " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton. I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille. There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought. I was engaged, moreover, in affairs intimately concerning Lucille.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “" The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Paris Again "Le courage commence l'oeuvre et ...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “" The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “I was engaged, moreover, in affairs intimately concerning Lucille.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “" The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.”
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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 with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
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From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
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From this reading I was engaged, moreover, in affairs intimately concerning Lucille.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paris Again "Le courage commence l'oeuvre et ...
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From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
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From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
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From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
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From this reading Paris Again "Le courage commence l'oeuvre et ...
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From this reading I was engaged, moreover, in affairs intimately concerning Lucille.
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From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
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From this reading I was engaged, moreover, in affairs intimately concerning Lucille.
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From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
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From this reading Paris Again "Le courage commence l'oeuvre et ...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
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From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
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From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
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From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was engaged, moreover, in affairs intimately concerning Lucille.
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From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
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From this reading I was engaged, moreover, in affairs intimately concerning Lucille.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
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From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
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From this reading Paris Again "Le courage commence l'oeuvre et ...
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From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
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From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading I was engaged, moreover, in affairs intimately concerning Lucille.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
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From this reading Paris Again "Le courage commence l'oeuvre et ...
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From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
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From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
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From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
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From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
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From this reading " The same afternoon John Turner and I quitted Hopton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
at the time that
From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I with a heavy enough heart, which, _d'ailleurs_, I always carried when leaving Lucille.
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From this reading There was, however, work to be done, and a need for instant action is one of the surest antidotes to sad thought.
