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Chapter VI
[STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame. Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.] STRANGWAY. [To himself] Gone! What is there, now?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “[STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “[STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “[To himself] Gone!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
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From this reading [To himself] Gone!
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading [To himself] Gone!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is there, now?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
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From this reading What is there, now?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
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From this reading What is there, now?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
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From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is there, now?
in or at the place that
From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading [STRANGWAY crosses the room to where his wife's picture hangs, and stands before it, his hands grasping the frame.
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From this reading Then he takes it from the wall, and lays it face upwards on the window seat.]
