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Chapter II
THE PRISONER RELEASED. “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx. 9. There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile. In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.”
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From this reading 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
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From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
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From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
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From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
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From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
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From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
not any; not one
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading THE PRISONER RELEASED.
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From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
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From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
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From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading THE PRISONER RELEASED.
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From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER RELEASED.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
which person or people
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In play-time many an orange, apple, or cake, was given by the school-boys to each other; but there was one of whom no one ever seemed to think, one who never received even a look of kindness.
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From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”—PROV. xx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many bright young faces in the daily school which was taught by Willy Thorn, but there was one face which, though young, never wore a smile.
