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Chapter XVIII
MISSING! A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation. “Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked. He was pale and agitated. At a sign from me the girl left the room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At a sign from me the girl left the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.”
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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 A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading He was pale and agitated.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was pale and agitated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a sign from me the girl left the room.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a sign from me the girl left the room.
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From this reading At a sign from me the girl left the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a sign from me the girl left the room.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At a sign from me the girl left the room.
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From this reading MISSING!
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From this reading “Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading He was pale and agitated.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading At a sign from me the girl left the room.
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From this reading “Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At a sign from me the girl left the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
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From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
at the time that
From this reading A week later I was engaged one morning dictating letters to my typist when Hensman rushed into my room, evidently in a state of great agitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can I speak to you for a moment?” he asked.
