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Chapter XIV
THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest. A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other: 'Who is this man? Who does he pretend to be? Where does he come from?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where does he come from?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.”
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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 THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where does he come from?
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who does he pretend to be?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where does he come from?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who does he pretend to be?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Who is this man?
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From this reading 'Who is this man?
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
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From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
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From this reading Who does he pretend to be?
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
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From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Who is this man?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
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From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
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From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where does he come from?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A sense of uncertainty came into men's minds, a desire to find answers to the questions which each asked of the other:
which person or people
From this reading 'Who is this man?
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From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
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From this reading THE WORDS OF THE WISE There began to be in London that night a feeling of unrest.
