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Chapter XXXIII
He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery. “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed. I nodded. “Go on, _amico_. What have you arranged?”
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spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading ““And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you arranged?””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I nodded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.”
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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 “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading “Go on, _amico_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading What have you arranged?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading “Go on, _amico_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you arranged?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I nodded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Go on, _amico_.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He soon roused himself from his pleasant reverie, and drawing his chair closer to mine, assumed an air of mystery.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
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From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have you arranged?”
which person or people
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have you arranged?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And for your friend who is in trouble,” he said, in a confidential tone, then paused and looked at me as though waiting permission to proceed.
