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Chapter VII
"Rubbish, Watson, rubbish! What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts? It's pure lunacy." "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man? A living person might have the habit.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “A living person might have the habit.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?”
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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 "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading A living person might have the habit.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading It's pure lunacy."
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From this reading A living person might have the habit.
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From this reading It's pure lunacy."
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From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A living person might have the habit.
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From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
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From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading A living person might have the habit.
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From this reading It's pure lunacy."
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From this reading "Rubbish, Watson, rubbish!
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From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
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From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
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From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
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From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But surely," said I, "the vampire was not necessarily a dead man?
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From this reading "Rubbish, Watson, rubbish!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
which person or people
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What have we to do with walking corpses who can only be held in their grave by stakes driven through their hearts?
