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Chapter XXVI
A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE. In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library. There Charley soon joined me. ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked. ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There Charley soon joined me.”
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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 A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
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From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
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From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
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From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
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From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
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From this reading A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.
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From this reading A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
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From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
