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Chapter XXII
I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have. But hardly in the way which I foresaw. It is the old story of the unexpected happening. Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters. Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
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From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
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From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But hardly in the way which I foresaw.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
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From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
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From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
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From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
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From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
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From this reading But hardly in the way which I foresaw.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
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From this reading It is the old story of the unexpected happening.
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From this reading But hardly in the way which I foresaw.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But hardly in the way which I foresaw.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the old story of the unexpected happening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the old story of the unexpected happening.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
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From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
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From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
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From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the old story of the unexpected happening.
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From this reading It is the old story of the unexpected happening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
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From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
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From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
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From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
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From this reading It is the old story of the unexpected happening.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But hardly in the way which I foresaw.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
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From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
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From this reading Let me try to take them in something like their proper order.
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From this reading It is the old story of the unexpected happening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly events of the most extraordinary nature have come crowding on me from the most unlooked-for quarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But hardly in the way which I foresaw.
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From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But hardly in the way which I foresaw.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have been anticipating for some weeks past, that things would become exciting,--and they have.
