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Chapter XI
The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round. Would he come up the hill? Hardly, on such a misty night. If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure. In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would he come up the hill?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would he come up the hill?”
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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 Hardly, on such a misty night.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would he come up the hill?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
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From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
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From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would he come up the hill?
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From this reading Would he come up the hill?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
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From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
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From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
not any; not one
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
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From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
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From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
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From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
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From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
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From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading Would he come up the hill?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he come up the hill?
