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Chapter VII
IN THE ROUND OF THE STAIRCASE. The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him. Hers ran: You were quite correct. So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death. I have had to clip the ends of my boa.
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later than; following
From this reading “So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have had to clip the ends of my boa.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Hers ran: You were quite correct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hers ran: You were quite correct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.”
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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 The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
later than; following
From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading I have had to clip the ends of my boa.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading I have had to clip the ends of my boa.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading Hers ran: You were quite correct.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
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From this reading I have had to clip the ends of my boa.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had to clip the ends of my boa.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have had to clip the ends of my boa.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers ran: You were quite correct.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE ROUND OF THE STAIRCASE.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have had to clip the ends of my boa.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE ROUND OF THE STAIRCASE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
above and across; more than
From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hers ran: You were quite correct.
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From this reading Hers ran: You were quite correct.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading IN THE ROUND OF THE STAIRCASE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
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From this reading IN THE ROUND OF THE STAIRCASE.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE ROUND OF THE STAIRCASE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
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From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Gryce received a small communication from Miss Butterworth at or near the very time she received one from him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far as appears, I was the only person to lean over Mr. Adams's study table after his unfortunate death.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hers ran: You were quite correct.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hers ran: You were quite correct.
