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Chapter XVI
MR. MAY'S AFFAIRS. Mr. May went into his study and closed the door. He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting. And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “MAY'S AFFAIRS.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.”
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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 He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading MAY'S AFFAIRS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
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From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
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From this reading MAY'S AFFAIRS.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
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From this reading And then he paused, rubbed his hands softly together, and falling back again, laughed quietly to himself.
in the direction of
From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. May went into his study and closed the door.
in or at the place that
From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
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From this reading He poked the fire--he put himself into his easy-chair--he drew his writing-book towards him, and opened it at where a half-written sheet lay waiting.
