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Chapter XXIV
FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome. Balance-time was at hand. He was a little tired of the dreary round. The men's disaffection re-acted upon him. With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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for the reason that
From this reading “With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Balance-time was at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a little tired of the dreary round.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The men's disaffection re-acted upon 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 He was a little tired of the dreary round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Balance-time was at hand.
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From this reading Balance-time was at hand.
for the reason that
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
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From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
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From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
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From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
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From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading Balance-time was at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
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From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
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From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
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From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
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From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
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From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Balance-time was at hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
