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Chapter XVI
IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him. His employer was a violent man. He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion. His heart was kind, but his temper generally had the first word. "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His employer was a violent man.”
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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 IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His heart was kind, but his temper generally had the first word.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading His employer was a violent man.
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From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading His heart was kind, but his temper generally had the first word.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading His heart was kind, but his temper generally had the first word.
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From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading His heart was kind, but his temper generally had the first word.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading His employer was a violent man.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
above and across; more than
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading His heart was kind, but his temper generally had the first word.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His employer was a violent man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He usually acted first, and thought the matter over afterwards; so that he frequently had occasion to undo what had been done in haste and passion.
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE Major Phillips was in the counting room, where Harry, dreading his anger, presented himself before him.
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From this reading His heart was kind, but his temper generally had the first word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you have come, Harry," exclaimed he, as our hero opened the door.
