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Chapter XX
A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking. A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words: "There! Don't cry, old girl. I have broken my promise to you, I know.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have broken my promise to you, I know.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have broken my promise to you, I know.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have broken my promise to you, I know.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:”
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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 A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
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From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have broken my promise to you, I know.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:
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From this reading A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:
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From this reading Don't cry, old girl.
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From this reading Don't cry, old girl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
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From this reading Don't cry, old girl.
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From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have broken my promise to you, I know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
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From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
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From this reading A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have broken my promise to you, I know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have broken my promise to you, I know.
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From this reading A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:
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From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have broken my promise to you, I know.
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From this reading Don't cry, old girl.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:
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From this reading I have broken my promise to you, I know.
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From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
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From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
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From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
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From this reading "There!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have broken my promise to you, I know.
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From this reading A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HORRIBLE REVELATION The man she had inquired for in the bar, Rigby--he guessed it was he--was speaking.
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From this reading A husky-toned voice, but the listener could plainly catch the words:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have broken my promise to you, I know.
