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Chapter IX
"The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow. Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?" "I saw that the word 'plough' was misspelt." "Oh, you did notice that, did you? Come, Watson, you improve all the time.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, Watson, you improve all the time.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, Watson, you improve all the time.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"
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From this reading Come, Watson, you improve all the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
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From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, Watson, you improve all the time.
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From this reading Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"
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From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
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From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw that the word 'plough' was misspelt."
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From this reading Come, Watson, you improve all the time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
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From this reading "I saw that the word 'plough' was misspelt."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"
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From this reading Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"
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From this reading "Oh, you did notice that, did you?
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From this reading "I saw that the word 'plough' was misspelt."
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From this reading "I saw that the word 'plough' was misspelt."
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From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
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From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
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From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, Watson, you improve all the time.
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From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I saw that the word 'plough' was misspelt."
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From this reading Come, Watson, you improve all the time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The head is surely clear enough and the tail we should see to-morrow.
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From this reading "I saw that the word 'plough' was misspelt."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?"
