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Chapter IX
MR. NEEFIT IS DISTURBED. On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas. But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him. This friend was Mr. Neefit.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.”
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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 But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
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From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
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From this reading NEEFIT IS DISTURBED.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEEFIT IS DISTURBED.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading NEEFIT IS DISTURBED.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
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From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But before he started on that duty a certain friend of his called upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This friend was Mr. Neefit.
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From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morning following Mrs. Brownlow's little tea-party Ralph Newton was bound by appointment to call upon Sir Thomas.
