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Chapter XXXIV
THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford. New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left. The whole world seemed to have changed. The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke. She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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later than; following
From this reading “The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The whole world seemed to have changed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The whole world seemed to have changed.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.”
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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 The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
later than; following
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
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From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
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From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
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From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The whole world seemed to have changed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
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From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
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From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
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From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
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From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole world seemed to have changed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
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From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
which person or people
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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From this reading The whole world seemed to have changed.
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From this reading The whole world seemed to have changed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
