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Chapter XXII
ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come. “That is just what I can't do. I cannot afford to wait.” Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room. Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.
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From this reading I cannot afford to wait.”
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
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From this reading Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
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From this reading “That is just what I can't do.
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From this reading I cannot afford to wait.”
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “That is just what I can't do.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
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From this reading Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That is just what I can't do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is just what I can't do.
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From this reading “That is just what I can't do.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
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From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is just what I can't do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.
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From this reading Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
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From this reading I cannot afford to wait.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mother and son were alone in the vast, somewhat gloomy apartment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That is just what I can't do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Arthur Agar drew in his neatly-shod little feet, and leant back in the deep chair which was always set aside as his in the Stagholme drawing-room.
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From this reading ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ACROSS THE YEARS Across the years you seem to come.
