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Chapter IX
I PAY BOB MILLET A VISIT. I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there. It was. It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously. Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.”
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading “Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.”
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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 I PAY BOB MILLET A VISIT.
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From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
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From this reading Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
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From this reading I PAY BOB MILLET A VISIT.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
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From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
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From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
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From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
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From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
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From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
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From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I PAY BOB MILLET A VISIT.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was.
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From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
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From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
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From this reading I PAY BOB MILLET A VISIT.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
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From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
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From this reading I PAY BOB MILLET A VISIT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
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From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
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From this reading Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
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From this reading I PAY BOB MILLET A VISIT.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
at the time that
From this reading I was naturally curious when I arrived home to see if the cat was there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It did not meet me at the street door, but it lay on the spot on which I had left it a few hours previously.
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From this reading Of course this distressed me, but I did not betray my uneasiness to my wife.
