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Chapter IV
THE MYSTERY OF THE DEATH WOUND. “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was. Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.” “And you still had the impression that somebody had called to you?” “Yes.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And you still had the impression that somebody had called to you?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.””
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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 “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.”
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE DEATH WOUND.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading “And you still had the impression that somebody had called to you?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.”
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE DEATH WOUND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE DEATH WOUND.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you still had the impression that somebody had called to you?”
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From this reading Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE DEATH WOUND.
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From this reading Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, of course, a glance told me my surroundings.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading “I woke up with the feeling that somebody had called to me, and I started to a sitting posture on the couch before I was aware where I was.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE DEATH WOUND.
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From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you still had the impression that somebody had called to you?”
