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Chapter XXIX
MISTAKEN IDENTITY. “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion. I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case. “‘Send for his friends?’ I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ““I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading ““I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.”
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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 “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “‘Send for his friends?’
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Send for his friends?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
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From this reading MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “‘Send for his friends?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
which person or people
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
