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Chapter VIII
"The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss. I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court. I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart. It is near midnight. I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “"The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.”
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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 I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
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From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
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From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
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From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
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From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
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From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
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From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
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From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
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From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
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From this reading It is near midnight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
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From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
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From this reading It is near midnight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
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From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
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From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
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From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
