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[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] Volume 2. A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him. After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.”
earlier than; in front of
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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brief or direct in expression
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.”
during the time that
From this reading “A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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later than; following
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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in or near a particular place or position
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earlier than; in front of
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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not any; not one
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
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brief or direct in expression
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading Volume 2.
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during the time that
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
which person or people
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
