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Chapter XXVIII
UMBERDEN CHURCH. My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on. I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles. ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said. ‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.”
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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 answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.
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From this reading I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading UMBERDEN CHURCH.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
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From this reading ‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
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From this reading I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
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From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
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From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
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From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
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From this reading ‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
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From this reading ‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.
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From this reading I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
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From this reading UMBERDEN CHURCH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My companion chatted away, lauded my mare, asked if I had seen Clara lately, and how the library was getting on.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I answered him carelessly, without even a hint at my troubles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You seem out of spirits, Mr Cumbermede?’ he said.
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From this reading ‘You’ve been taking too little exercise.
