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Chapter XX
MY CLIENT--AND HER FRIEND. The next day I was engaged. On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe. I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found. As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day I was engaged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.”
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY CLIENT--AND HER FRIEND.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
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From this reading MY CLIENT--AND HER FRIEND.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading The next day I was engaged.
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From this reading As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
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From this reading The next day I was engaged.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading MY CLIENT--AND HER FRIEND.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
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From this reading As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MY CLIENT--AND HER FRIEND.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day I was engaged.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY CLIENT--AND HER FRIEND.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day I was engaged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
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From this reading As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
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From this reading As I was going up the steps an old gentleman came down.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day I was engaged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
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From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
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From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day I was engaged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On that following I went up to Fenchurch Street, to the offices of Messrs. Staple, Wainwright and Friscoe.
in or at the place that
From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had ascertained that Gardiner was out of town, and actuated by motives of curiosity thought I would learn where Mr. Lander might be found.
