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Chapter XXXIV
SOPHY MAKES A STRANGE STATEMENT. "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself. In that case I was in a quandary. The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room. I was implicated in the theft, and had forced the lock with burglar's tools.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.”
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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 SOPHY MAKES A STRANGE STATEMENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
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From this reading I was implicated in the theft, and had forced the lock with burglar's tools.
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From this reading In that case I was in a quandary.
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From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
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From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
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From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
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From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
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From this reading I was implicated in the theft, and had forced the lock with burglar's tools.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
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From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
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From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
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From this reading I was implicated in the theft, and had forced the lock with burglar's tools.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that case I was in a quandary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was implicated in the theft, and had forced the lock with burglar's tools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOPHY MAKES A STRANGE STATEMENT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In that case I was in a quandary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
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From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
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From this reading SOPHY MAKES A STRANGE STATEMENT.
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From this reading SOPHY MAKES A STRANGE STATEMENT.
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From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
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From this reading SOPHY MAKES A STRANGE STATEMENT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that case I was in a quandary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was implicated in the theft, and had forced the lock with burglar's tools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The desk had been stolen from Dr. Peterssen's house, and the clever little thief was dozing in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was implicated in the theft, and had forced the lock with burglar's tools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
which person or people
From this reading "I had never seen Dr. Peterssen, and I imagined it was he who had so unexpectedly presented himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was implicated in the theft, and had forced the lock with burglar's tools.
