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Chapter VII
EDINA'S ROMANCE. In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh. Francis entered the army; Henry the church; and Hugh the medical profession. With the two former we have at present nothing to do. Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “With the two former we have at present nothing to do.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “With the two former we have at present nothing to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.”
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From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading Francis entered the army; Henry the church; and Hugh the medical profession.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
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From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading Francis entered the army; Henry the church; and Hugh the medical profession.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
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From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
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From this reading EDINA'S ROMANCE.
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From this reading Francis entered the army; Henry the church; and Hugh the medical profession.
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From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
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From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading Francis entered the army; Henry the church; and Hugh the medical profession.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
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From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
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From this reading Francis entered the army; Henry the church; and Hugh the medical profession.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading EDINA'S ROMANCE.
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From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
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From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh Raynor passed his examinations satisfactorily, and took all his degrees--thus becoming Dr. Raynor.
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From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the days gone by there were three of the brothers Raynor: Francis, Henry, and Hugh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the two former we have at present nothing to do.
