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Chapter XXVIII
A LUCKY RESOLVE. "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now." It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann. "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard. "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."”
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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 LUCKY RESOLVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
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From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
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From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
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From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
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From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
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From this reading A LUCKY RESOLVE.
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
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From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
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From this reading A LUCKY RESOLVE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
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From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
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From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
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From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
which person or people
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
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From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
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From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
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From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
