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Chapter V
"Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you. Are you stopping at the hotel?" "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder. "And who may you be?" "I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"And who may you be?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."”
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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 am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you stopping at the hotel?"
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From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Are you stopping at the hotel?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And who may you be?"
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From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
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From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
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From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."
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From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."
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From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
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From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
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From this reading Are you stopping at the hotel?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And who may you be?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you stopping at the hotel?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am," said Armitage, coolly, taking his pipe from his lips and blowing a cloud over his other shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am the watchman; and I do not remember seeing you come to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
which person or people
From this reading "And who may you be?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir," said the watchman, gruffly, "but I don't know you.
