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Chapter XVIII
‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed. ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here. Heads!’ Saint Giles’s church strikes half-past ten. We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
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a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.”
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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 We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.
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From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
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From this reading Saint Giles’s church strikes half-past ten.
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From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
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From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
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From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint Giles’s church strikes half-past ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.
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From this reading Saint Giles’s church strikes half-past ten.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
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From this reading Heads!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.
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From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
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From this reading ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.
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From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
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From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
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From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint Giles’s church strikes half-past ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We stoop low, and creep down a precipitous flight of steps into a dark close cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint Giles’s church strikes half-past ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint Giles’s church strikes half-past ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
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From this reading ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
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From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Keep together, gentlemen; we are going down here.
which person or people
From this reading ‘Close up there, my men!’ says Inspector Field to two constables on duty who have followed.
