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Chapter VIII
"He visited me at my house, Upton End." "And you did not visit him?" "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool." "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly. "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."”
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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 "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
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From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you did not visit him?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He visited me at my house, Upton End."
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From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
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From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And you did not visit him?"
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From this reading "He visited me at my house, Upton End."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He visited me at my house, Upton End."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you did not visit him?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
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From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He visited me at my house, Upton End."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
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From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He visited me at my house, Upton End."
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From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He visited me at my house, Upton End."
not any; not one
From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And you did not visit him?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
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From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
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From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
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From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
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From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And you declare that you have no knowledge of his offences?" asked the official shrewdly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw him twice at the Carlton Hotel in London, and once at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He visited me at my house, Upton End."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you did not visit him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He visited me at my house, Upton End."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If I had, I certainly should not have accepted his invitation to come here on a motor-tour," was my quick reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you did not visit him?"
