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Chapter I
The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter. I really have other things to engage me." So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material. But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex. She held her ground firmly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.”
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From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
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From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
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From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex.
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From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading I really have other things to engage me."
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From this reading She held her ground firmly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
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From this reading She held her ground firmly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
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From this reading She held her ground firmly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
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From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
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From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex.
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From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I really have other things to engage me."
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From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading I really have other things to engage me."
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From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex.
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From this reading I really have other things to engage me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held her ground firmly.
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From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
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From this reading I really have other things to engage me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I really have other things to engage me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So spoke Sherlock Holmes and turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material.
belonging to which person
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Adventure of the Red Circle "Well, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that you have any particular cause for uneasiness, nor do I understand why I, whose time is of some value, should interfere in the matter.
