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Chapter I
1. The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2. The Tiger of San Pedro 1. The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892. Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
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in the direction of
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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belonging to the person speaking
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From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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belonging to the speaker and others
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From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
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From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in the direction of
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
during the time that
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
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From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
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From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
