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Chapter XXV
The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset. Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day. Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education. “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times. “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.””
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ““Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.””
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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 “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
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From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
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From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
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From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
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From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
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From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
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From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
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From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
