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Chapter XIII
He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium. A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return. But that was just the trouble. He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free. He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.”
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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 free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
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From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
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From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
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From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
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From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was just the trouble.
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From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
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From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
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From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
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From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
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From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
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From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
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From this reading But that was just the trouble.
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From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
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From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
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From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
not any; not one
From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
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From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
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From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
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From this reading But that was just the trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aware that he would find it very difficult to walk into the sitting-room at this moment, and tell Nicolovius that he was going to leave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
which person or people
From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aware that, personally, he wished himself back at Mrs. Paynter's and the Scriptorium.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He who had always, hitherto, been the freest man in the world, appeared no longer to be free.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A free man, in possession of this knowledge, would immediately pack up and return.
