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Chapter IX
"A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM." When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him. His brow was knitted, and he was thinking deeply. "I am longing to have peace," he muttered. "Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I am longing to have peace," he muttered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “"I am longing to have peace," he muttered.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His brow was knitted, and he was thinking deeply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.”
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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 LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am longing to have peace," he muttered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading His brow was knitted, and he was thinking deeply.
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From this reading "Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!
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From this reading "A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM."
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From this reading His brow was knitted, and he was thinking deeply.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am longing to have peace," he muttered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am longing to have peace," he muttered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!
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From this reading His brow was knitted, and he was thinking deeply.
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From this reading "A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM."
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From this reading "I am longing to have peace," he muttered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "I am longing to have peace," he muttered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading "I am longing to have peace," he muttered.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
went away to a private place
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading "Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His brow was knitted, and he was thinking deeply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brow was knitted, and he was thinking deeply.
at the time that
From this reading When Sir Edward retired to his room that night, he paced up and down for some time in front of his little niece's picture that she had given him.
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From this reading "Why cannot I make up my mind to seek it!
