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Chapter II
Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature. Dale himself had gone. A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham. As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me. I asked him how he knew.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked him how he knew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Dale himself had gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.”
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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 lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
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From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him how he knew.
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From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
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From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
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From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
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From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
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From this reading Dale himself had gone.
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From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
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From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
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From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
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From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
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From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
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From this reading Dale himself had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dale himself had gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
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From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I asked him how he knew.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dale himself had gone.
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From this reading I asked him how he knew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked him how he knew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
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From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
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From this reading I asked him how he knew.
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From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
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From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
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From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
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From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
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From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
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From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
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From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature.
