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Chapter III
For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business. Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home. Anne's morning face was cold to him. She lay crushed in her bed. She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anne's morning face was cold to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.”
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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 For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
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From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
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From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
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From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
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From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
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From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
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From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
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From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
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From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
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From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
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From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
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From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
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From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
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From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
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From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had had a bad night, and he knew himself to be the cause of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
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From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay crushed in her bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne's morning face was cold to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For once in his life Majendie was glad that he had a business.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shipping (he was a ship-owner) was a distraction from the miserable problem that weighed on him at home.
