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Chapter VII
A STRANGE ADVENTURE. Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station. But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings. As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came. "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.”
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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 STRANGE ADVENTURE.
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From this reading A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
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From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
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From this reading "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
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From this reading "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
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From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
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From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
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From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
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From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
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From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
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From this reading "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
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From this reading A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading But, standing before the bar in the custody of a policeman, he felt too much troubled in mind to notice his surroundings.
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From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
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From this reading Under different circumstances Ben might have been interested in his first view of a police station.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As another prisoner was under examination, fifteen minutes elapsed before Ben's turn came.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the charge against this boy?" asked the sergeant.
