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Chapter XXII
Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister. Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting. He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation. Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there. He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.”
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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 Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
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From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
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From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
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From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
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From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
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From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
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From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
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From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
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From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
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From this reading He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
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From this reading He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
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From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
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From this reading He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
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From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
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From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
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From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
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From this reading He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
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From this reading He had before been too busy, too grimly in earnest, to allow himself the luxury of anticipation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he found himself so impatient that he could hardly wait to get there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pending the call of trial, Thorpe took a three weeks' vacation to visit his sister.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time, filled with excitement and responsibility, had erased from his mind the bitterness of their parting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He pictured their meeting, the things they would say to each other.
