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Chapter VI
But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand. "Only my old prayer-book," he faltered. "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it." She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book. I immediately put it in my pocket.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.”
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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 But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
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From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
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From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading "Only my old prayer-book," he faltered.
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From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
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From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
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From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
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From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
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From this reading I immediately put it in my pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading "Only my old prayer-book," he faltered.
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From this reading "Only my old prayer-book," he faltered.
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From this reading But he had already drawn forth a little book and placed it in my hand.
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From this reading I immediately put it in my pocket.
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From this reading "Only my old prayer-book," he faltered.
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From this reading I immediately put it in my pocket.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
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From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She gave him an incredulous stare, and allowed her glance to follow the book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I felt as if I should like Mr. Barrows to have it."
