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Chapter VII
My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes. It was not there! Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven! And the box of bullion--where was that? I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!”
during the time that
From this reading “Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!”
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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 My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
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From this reading And the box of bullion--where was that?
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From this reading And the box of bullion--where was that?
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
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From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
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From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
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From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not there!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not there!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
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From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
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From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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From this reading I started to my feet, and as I did so, my figure was reflected in a long mirror.
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From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
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From this reading It was not there!
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From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not there!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
in or at the place that
From this reading And the box of bullion--where was that?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My first thoughts were of my charge, and I felt for my pouch, in which I had carried a bundle of bank-notes.
during the time that
From this reading Placing my hand upon my chin, I was startled to find that I had a beard, while on the previous night I had been clean shaven!
