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Chapter XVIII
AN IMP OF DARKNESS. JASPER went immediately to Mr. Jordan. He found Eve with her father. Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off. Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Eve with her father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JASPER went immediately to Mr. Jordan.”
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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 Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IMP OF DARKNESS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading AN IMP OF DARKNESS.
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From this reading He found Eve with her father.
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From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading He found Eve with her father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Eve with her father.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Eve with her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He found Eve with her father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading JASPER went immediately to Mr. Jordan.
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From this reading AN IMP OF DARKNESS.
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From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading JASPER went immediately to Mr. Jordan.
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From this reading JASPER went immediately to Mr. Jordan.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading JASPER went immediately to Mr. Jordan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN IMP OF DARKNESS.
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From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jane, the housemaid, had exhibited signs of restlessness and impatience to be off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JASPER went immediately to Mr. Jordan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JASPER went immediately to Mr. Jordan.
which person or people
From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found Eve with her father.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
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From this reading Joseph Woodman, the policeman from Tavistock, a young and sleepy man who was paying her his addresses, had appeared at the kitchen window and coughed.
