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Chapter XXIII
Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine? Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me? So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none. Willis. While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”
not one, and not any
From this reading “So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”
during the time that
From this reading “While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?”
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From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
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From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
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From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
not one, and not any
From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
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From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did they not sometimes cry, all hail! to me?
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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
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From this reading So Judas did to Christ: but he, in twelve Found truth in all but one; I in twelve thousand none.
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From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
during the time that
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
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From this reading Willis.
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From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While the captain and Joyce were digesting their plans Mike proceeded on an errand of peculiar delicacy with which he had been entrusted by Robert Willoughby.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I well remember The favours of these men: were they not mine?
