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PROVING THE LETTER. Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library. The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter. Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around. He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
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From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
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From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
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From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
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From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
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From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
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From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
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From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
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From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
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From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
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From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
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From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
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From this reading PROVING THE LETTER.
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From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
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From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
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From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
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From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
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From this reading Arrived in the library he at once went to the desk and opening it, began to look around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
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From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
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From this reading PROVING THE LETTER.
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From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
To recall to mind.
From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
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From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROVING THE LETTER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
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From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two left behind were too much engrossed to remember that the detective had possession of the letter.
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From this reading He first took out the ink bottle and carried it to the better light near the window.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Satisfied that the urging of Barnes would result in Miss Doane’s remaining in the house, the detective went upstairs and into the library.
