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Chapter XIII
The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed. “This is unprecedented,” observed Léon. “An inn closed by five minutes after eleven! And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour. Elvira, my heart misgives me.
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later than; following
From this reading ““An inn closed by five minutes after eleven!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.”
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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 The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
later than; following
From this reading “An inn closed by five minutes after eleven!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An inn closed by five minutes after eleven!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “An inn closed by five minutes after eleven!
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From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
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From this reading “An inn closed by five minutes after eleven!
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From this reading Elvira, my heart misgives me.
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From this reading “An inn closed by five minutes after eleven!
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading Elvira, my heart misgives me.
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From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
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From this reading “An inn closed by five minutes after eleven!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is unprecedented,” observed Léon.
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From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading “This is unprecedented,” observed Léon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elvira, my heart misgives me.
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From this reading “An inn closed by five minutes after eleven!
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From this reading Elvira, my heart misgives me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Elvira, my heart misgives me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading “This is unprecedented,” observed Léon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
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From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is unprecedented,” observed Léon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
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From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
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From this reading “This is unprecedented,” observed Léon.
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From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The “Black Head” presented not a single chink of light upon the street, and the carriage gate was closed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there were several commercial travellers in the café up to a late hour.
