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Chapter X
"That is the version he likes to give. The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit. He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?" "No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence. But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
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From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
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From this reading But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
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From this reading But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
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From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
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From this reading He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"
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From this reading "That is the version he likes to give.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That is the version he likes to give.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
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From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the version he likes to give.
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From this reading But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
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From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
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From this reading "That is the version he likes to give.
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From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
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From this reading But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
not any; not one
From this reading He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"
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From this reading But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
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From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
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From this reading "No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But before the journey's end he once more returned to the charge.
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From this reading He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"
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From this reading "No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence.
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From this reading "No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "No," said Roger shortly, and relapsed again into silence.
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From this reading He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the version he likes to give.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is the version he likes to give.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That is the version he likes to give.
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From this reading "That is the version he likes to give.
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From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
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From this reading The fact is that business brought him home, and as he knew I was at Maxfield, he wrote and proposed the visit.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading He is no great favourite of yours, I suspect, Roger?"
