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GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party. A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there. Dancing was not in his line. Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for. And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.”
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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 A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
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From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
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From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
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From this reading Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.
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From this reading Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.
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From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
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From this reading Dancing was not in his line.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
apart from; not including
From this reading Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
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From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dancing was not in his line.
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From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
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From this reading Dancing was not in his line.
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From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
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From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
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From this reading Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.
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From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
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From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
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From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
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From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
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From this reading GONE The steward (or the stew, as Townsend thenceforth called him) did not attend the party.
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From this reading Music (except the clamorous music of his own voice) he did not care for.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dancing was not in his line.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A preliminary tour of the grounds convinced him that adventures of his particular kind were not to be found there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
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From this reading And he did not care to hear what Mrs. Wild had to say about the Camp-fire movement.
