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Chapter XXXII
MR. DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped. He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key. The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary. They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
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From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
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From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
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From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
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From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
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From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
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From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
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From this reading DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.
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From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
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From this reading DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.
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From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
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From this reading DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.
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From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
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From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
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From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
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From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
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From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
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From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
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From this reading DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
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From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
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From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
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From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were dressed most correctly in dark clothes of fashionable cut.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
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From this reading DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.
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From this reading He realized it from the moment Phineas Duge closed the door and turned the key.
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From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
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From this reading DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
which person or people
From this reading The two men who had entered were to all appearance absolutely harmless and ordinary.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading DUGE FAILS Norris Vine without a doubt was trapped.
