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IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR. PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY. Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him. --Gil Blas. We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.”
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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 Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
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From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
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From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
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From this reading --Gil Blas.
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From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
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From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
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From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
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From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
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From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
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From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
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From this reading --Gil Blas.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
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From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
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From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
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From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
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From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
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From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
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From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
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From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
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From this reading PERTINAX FILLGRAVE.--THE CORPORAL'S ADVICE, AND THE CORPORAL'S VICTORY.
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From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE RETURN TO WALTER.--HIS DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Let a Physician be ever so excellent, there will be those that censure him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We left Walter in a situation of that critical nature, that it would be inhuman to delay our return to him any longer.
