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Chapter IX
Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair. I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly. Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head. And this set me to a study of all the faces about me. How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.”
during the time that
From this reading “How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!”
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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 And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
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From this reading How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
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From this reading And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
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From this reading How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
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From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
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From this reading How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
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From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
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From this reading How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
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From this reading How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
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From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
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From this reading And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
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From this reading How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
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From this reading And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this set me to a study of all the faces about me.
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From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
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From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
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From this reading Indeed, he appeared but little older than at the time I had thrown the glass tumbler at his head.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
during the time that
From this reading How slowly they had aged while Young Master and I had grown so fast!
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From this reading I was surprised to see that the years had touched him so lightly.
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From this reading Doctor Bates came two days later and I saw him at breakfast as I stood behind my Young Master's chair.
