Chapter XV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

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From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

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From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

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From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

not friendly or close

From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

extremely frightening or unpleasant

From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

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From this reading “Well, there’s nothing there,” said Gilder, peering over.

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From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

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From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

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From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

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From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Well, there’s nothing there,” said Gilder, peering over.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Well, there’s nothing there,” said Gilder, peering over.

looking closely or carefully

From this reading “Well, there’s nothing there,” said Gilder, peering over.

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From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

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From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

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From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

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From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

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From this reading “Well, there’s nothing there,” said Gilder, peering over.

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From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading In one corner he saw a heap of rags, glimpsed a milk-white bone, and shuddered.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

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From this reading “Well, there’s nothing there,” said Gilder, peering over.

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From this reading “Well, there’s nothing there,” said Gilder, peering over.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

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From this reading This room had been used as a prison at a distant period.

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From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

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From this reading “Well, there’s nothing there,” said Gilder, peering over.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

which person or people

From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?

in the company of; together with

From this reading At intervals along the walls hung rusted chains, with leg-irons attached.

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From this reading What was the history of this poor wretch who had been shut away from the light of God’s sunshine, to die miserably in this dark and dreadful place?