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Chapter XVIII
"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us. Two coronets!" "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?" Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable. "Nothing worth your troubling about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Nothing worth your troubling about.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing worth your troubling about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
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From this reading Two coronets!"
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From this reading "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
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From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
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From this reading Two coronets!"
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From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
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From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
