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Chapter XXIII
THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news. "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced. "I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor. I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him. 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."”
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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 "I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
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From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.
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From this reading I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
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From this reading "I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.
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From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
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From this reading I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
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From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
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From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
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From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
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From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
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From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That old madman at the peat-works--Gregory Friend--is about done for," he announced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't feel too sorry myself, and angered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HERMIT PASSES Jarratt Weekes came into his father's home with an item of news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I met Brendon yesterday, running about for a doctor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Wouldn't you do as much for your father-in-law?' he asked me; and I thought of Adam Churchward, and said I wouldn't."
