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Chapter XXVIII
A STRANGE STORY. "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause." "And never suspected?" "I think not the right cause. I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And never suspected?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think not the right cause.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think not the right cause.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."”
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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 STORY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
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From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
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From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
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From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
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From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
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From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And never suspected?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I think not the right cause.
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From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think not the right cause.
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From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading A STRANGE STORY.
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From this reading A STRANGE STORY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading "And never suspected?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think not the right cause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
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From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I imagined a hundred things in my endeavours to fathom the mystery, but without success.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gerald," said Mr. Weston, "you went away very suddenly and strangely; I often wondered as to the cause."
