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Chapter VIII
MR. BRISKET THINKS HE SEES HIS WAY, AND MR. ROBINSON AGAIN WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE. For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind. Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROBINSON AGAIN WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROBINSON AGAIN WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BRISKET THINKS HE SEES HIS WAY, AND MR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
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From this reading ROBINSON AGAIN WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading ROBINSON AGAIN WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading BRISKET THINKS HE SEES HIS WAY, AND MR.
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From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
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From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BRISKET THINKS HE SEES HIS WAY, AND MR.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BRISKET THINKS HE SEES HIS WAY, AND MR.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
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From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROBINSON AGAIN WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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From this reading ROBINSON AGAIN WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading BRISKET THINKS HE SEES HIS WAY, AND MR.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
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From this reading BRISKET THINKS HE SEES HIS WAY, AND MR.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
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From this reading For some half-hour on that night, as Robinson had slowly walked backwards and forwards across the bridge, ideas of suicide had flitted across his mind.
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From this reading ROBINSON AGAIN WALKS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.
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From this reading BRISKET THINKS HE SEES HIS WAY, AND MR.
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From this reading Should he not put an end to all this,--to all this and so much else that harassed him and made life weary.
