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Chapter VIII
"I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion. "I must go home to Shetland." And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land. When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there. John had never asked him of his past.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John had never asked him of his past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John had never asked him of his past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.”
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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 must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John had never asked him of his past.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
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From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
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From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John had never asked him of his past.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
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From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
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From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John had never asked him of his past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
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From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
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From this reading John had never asked him of his past.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
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From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
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From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
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From this reading "I must go home to Shetland."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
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From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
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From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must go home to Shetland."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
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From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
at the time that
From this reading When he saw John next he told him so, and they began to talk of his life there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And there was in his voice and accent that pride and tenderness with which one's home should be mentioned in a strange land.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I must go home!" he said with a soft, eager passion.
