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Chapter IX
RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are. There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke. “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.” “Precisely so! And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.”
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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 There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
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From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
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From this reading There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
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From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
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From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
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From this reading There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
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From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
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From this reading There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
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From this reading “Precisely so!
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From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Precisely so!
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From this reading There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
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From this reading There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
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From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a momentary pause; then Major Agar spoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
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From this reading “In that case,” he observed, “the British force occupying this country for the last week has consisted of myself and thirty Goorkhas.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
in the company of; together with
From this reading RE-CAST Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what, we have been makes us what we are.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And it was by the merest chance that I found out that you were here.
