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Chapter IV
He smiled grimly. “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother? Well, work will be restful. I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night. That will prove to you that I am perfectly well.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, work will be restful.”
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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 “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading That will prove to you that I am perfectly well.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, work will be restful.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
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From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
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From this reading He smiled grimly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled grimly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
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From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
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From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
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From this reading That will prove to you that I am perfectly well.”
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From this reading That will prove to you that I am perfectly well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading Well, work will be restful.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
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From this reading He smiled grimly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That will prove to you that I am perfectly well.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
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From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall go to the office this morning and do three days' work before night.
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From this reading “A man never needs a rest so much as he does at the end of his vacation, eh, mother?
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From this reading Well, work will be restful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, work will be restful.
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From this reading Well, work will be restful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That will prove to you that I am perfectly well.”
