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The Gay Triangle, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ THE GAY TRIANGLE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. CHAPTER ONE. THE MYSTERY OF RASPUTIN'S JEWELS. From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
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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 From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Gay Triangle, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading The Gay Triangle, by William Le Queux.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF RASPUTIN'S JEWELS.
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From this reading The Gay Triangle, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF RASPUTIN'S JEWELS.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF RASPUTIN'S JEWELS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading The Gay Triangle, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF RASPUTIN'S JEWELS.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Gay Triangle, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading The Gay Triangle, by William Le Queux.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From a derelict shed adjoining a lonely road which stretched for miles across the Norfolk fens, a strange shape slid silently into the night mist.
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From this reading The Gay Triangle, by William Le Queux.
