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Chapter XXIX
A MESSAGE FROM YOOTHA. It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived. Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha. It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble. Can you possibly come to me?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you possibly come to me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha.”
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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 MESSAGE FROM YOOTHA.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble.
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you possibly come to me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you possibly come to me?
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From this reading It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MESSAGE FROM YOOTHA.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble.
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From this reading Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you possibly come to me?
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From this reading A MESSAGE FROM YOOTHA.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha.
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From this reading Before he opened it he guessed it must be from Yootha.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you possibly come to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can you possibly come to me?
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
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From this reading It ran as follows: “I am in great trouble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
at the time that
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Preston was awakened by his servant, Tom, and handed a telegram which had just arrived.
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From this reading A MESSAGE FROM YOOTHA.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you possibly come to me?
