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Chapter II
ANOTHER PHASE. The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant. He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said: “I expected that call, but hardly so early.” He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER PHASE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.”
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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 next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER PHASE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
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From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I expected that call, but hardly so early.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
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From this reading “I expected that call, but hardly so early.”
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From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
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From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
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From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
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From this reading “I expected that call, but hardly so early.”
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From this reading “I expected that call, but hardly so early.”
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From this reading He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
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From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I expected that call, but hardly so early.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
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From this reading He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
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From this reading He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
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From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
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From this reading ANOTHER PHASE.
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From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
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From this reading He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
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From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
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From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
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From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I expected that call, but hardly so early.”
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From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I expected that call, but hardly so early.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
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From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
at the time that
From this reading The next morning Nick Carter had hardly concluded his breakfast when a card was brought to him by the servant.
in or at the place that
From this reading He went into the parlor, where a middle-aged man rose to greet him.
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From this reading He smiled as he read it, and, tossing it to his wife across the table, said:
