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Chapter XXX
MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room. In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter. "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one. For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night. Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.
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for the reason that
From this reading “For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.”
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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 In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
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From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
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From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
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From this reading In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.
for the reason that
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
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From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
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From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
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From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
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From this reading In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.
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From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
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From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
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From this reading In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.
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From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
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From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
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From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
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From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
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From this reading Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.
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From this reading In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
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From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
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From this reading Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
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From this reading Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.
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From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few moments he returned, bearing in his hand a letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
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From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY FATHER'S LETTER I heard Ray's heavy footsteps ascending the stairs to his room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now my first opinion of you has undergone some modifications.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
which person or people
From this reading "Guy," he said thoughtfully, "I am a man who is slow to place trust in any one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For that reason, and perhaps because ignorance was better for you, I have told you little of the events of that night.
