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Chapter XXXVI
WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused. "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said. "They pay for their rooms. That is all I ask. You see the door opposite you?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.”
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From this reading That is all I ask.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
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From this reading That is all I ask.
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From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
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From this reading You see the door opposite you?"
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They pay for their rooms.
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From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
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From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading You see the door opposite you?"
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading "They pay for their rooms.
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From this reading "They pay for their rooms.
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From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
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From this reading You see the door opposite you?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all I ask.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They pay for their rooms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They pay for their rooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
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From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
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From this reading WINIFRED IS TRAPPED Deane followed his guide up two flights of stairs,--on the landing of the third she paused.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I do not usually interfere with the comings and goings of my lodgers," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see the door opposite you?"
