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Chapter XIV
“Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?” “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms. On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease. Anything else?” “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
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any thing at all
From this reading “Anything else?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.”
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From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
any thing at all
From this reading Anything else?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
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From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
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From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
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From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
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From this reading Anything else?”
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From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
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From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
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From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
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From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
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From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
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From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
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From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
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From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
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From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
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From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
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From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
at the time that
From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
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From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
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From this reading “Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention?
