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Chapter XXIX
My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ. At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door. "You have been long absent," said I. "Yes," said he, "perhaps too long; but how is my father?" "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"You have been long absent," said I.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have been long absent," said I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have been long absent," said I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," said he, "perhaps too long; but how is my father?"”
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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 My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
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From this reading "You have been long absent," said I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
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From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
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From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
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From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been long absent," said I.
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From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
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From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," said he, "perhaps too long; but how is my father?"
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From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
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From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
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From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
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From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
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From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been long absent," said I.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
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From this reading "Yes," said he, "perhaps too long; but how is my father?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
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From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," said he, "perhaps too long; but how is my father?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have been long absent," said I.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
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From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
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From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
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From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
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From this reading "Yes," said he, "perhaps too long; but how is my father?"
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From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
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From this reading "You have been long absent," said I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Brother's Arrival--The Interview--Night--A Dying Father--Christ.
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From this reading "Yes," said he, "perhaps too long; but how is my father?"
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From this reading At last my brother arrived; he looked pale and unwell; I met him at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Very poorly," said I, "he has had a fresh attack; but where have you been of late?"
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From this reading "Yes," said he, "perhaps too long; but how is my father?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been long absent," said I.
