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AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC. LONDON R. A. EVERETT & CO., LTD. 42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C. "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out." The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."”
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From this reading 42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading 42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C.
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From this reading LONDON R. A. EVERETT & CO., LTD.
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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From this reading 42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading LONDON R. A. EVERETT & CO., LTD.
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading LONDON R. A. EVERETT & CO., LTD.
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From this reading LONDON R. A. EVERETT & CO., LTD.
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading LONDON R. A. EVERETT & CO., LTD.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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From this reading 42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C.
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From this reading 42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading 42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Lester Dyke, and the remark was made to his daughter, Winifred.
but in spite of that
From this reading "There goes the failure of the family, yet I like him, there's real grit in him if it was brought out."
