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Chapter XIV
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. FOUND. Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton. All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home. His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading “All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOUND.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.”
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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 All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUND.
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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
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From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
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From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All that time he had made his abode with the old man, traversing the streets of many a town and village far and near, and ever returning with gladness to his new home.
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From this reading His aged friend had never so far recovered from his accident as to be able to resume his work.
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From this reading Four years had passed away since Jacob Poole raised the old knife- grinder from his fall in the street in Bolton.
