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Chapter I
REVENGE! JAMES SAMSON, M.D. In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours. John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other. This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.”
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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 John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
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From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
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From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
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From this reading JAMES SAMSON, M.D.
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From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
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From this reading JAMES SAMSON, M.D.
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From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading JAMES SAMSON, M.D.
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From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
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From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
not any; not one
From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
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From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
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From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
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From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
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From this reading REVENGE!
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From this reading JAMES SAMSON, M.D.
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From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
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From this reading In some natures there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colours.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
which person or people
From this reading John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the other.
belonging to which person
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
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From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This probably would have mattered little had he not married a wife whose nature was an exact duplicate of his own.
