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Chapter I
By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_. London: F. V. White & Co. 14, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C. I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack. As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me. I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.”
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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 By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
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From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
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showing who or what does the action
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From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
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From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
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From this reading London: F. V. White & Co. 14, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.
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From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
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From this reading I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
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From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
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From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
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From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
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From this reading London: F. V. White & Co. 14, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.
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From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
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From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
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From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
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From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
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From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
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From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
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From this reading London: F. V. White & Co. 14, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.
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of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
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From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
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From this reading I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
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From this reading London: F. V. White & Co. 14, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.
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From this reading By Richard Marsh _Author of_ “_In Full Cry_,” “_The Beetle: A Mystery_,” “_Marvels and Mysteries_,” “_Ada Vernham, Actress_,” &_c_.
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From this reading London: F. V. White & Co. 14, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
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From this reading London: F. V. White & Co. 14, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.
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From this reading As I lay there wide awake in bed it all came back to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was sure that I had seen Edwin Lawrence juggle with the pack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wondered how I could have been such an unspeakable idiot.
