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Chapter XXV
WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him. Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?" "Yes, yes, thanks to you." "No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly. It was care and nursing that did it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"”
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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 WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly.
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From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
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From this reading "No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly.
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From this reading It was care and nursing that did it.
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From this reading "No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was care and nursing that did it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
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From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was care and nursing that did it.
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From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
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From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading "No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly.
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From this reading "No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly.
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From this reading It was care and nursing that did it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
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From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
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From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
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From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
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From this reading "No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly.
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From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading "Yes, yes, thanks to you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was care and nursing that did it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, yes, thanks to you."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him.
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From this reading "Yes, yes, thanks to you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, yes, thanks to you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
