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Chapter V
"Ah, Mr. Fenton, is that you? I have been looking for you everywhere." It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner. Mr. Fenton looked displeased. "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And how came you to find me here?" he asked.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been looking for you everywhere."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been looking for you everywhere."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And how came you to find me here?" he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Fenton looked displeased.”
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From this reading "Ah, Mr. Fenton, is that you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been looking for you everywhere."
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From this reading "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
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From this reading Mr. Fenton looked displeased.
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From this reading I have been looking for you everywhere."
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From this reading "Ah, Mr. Fenton, is that you?
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From this reading "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been looking for you everywhere."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been looking for you everywhere."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
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From this reading "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been looking for you everywhere."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, Mr. Fenton, is that you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Fenton looked displeased.
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From this reading I have been looking for you everywhere."
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And how came you to find me here?" he asked.
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From this reading "Ah, Mr. Fenton, is that you?
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, Mr. Fenton, is that you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
which person or people
From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, Mr. Fenton, is that you?
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From this reading It was Sweetwater, the young man who had previously shown so much anxiety to be of service to the coroner.
