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Chapter XXXVI
The wretched girl did not come alone. A woman dragged her forward. "Here you are, Mr. Parkinson," said the woman. "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night." "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wretched girl did not come alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wretched girl did not come alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A woman dragged her forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here you are, Mr. Parkinson," said the woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.”
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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 A woman dragged her forward.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wretched girl did not come alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here you are, Mr. Parkinson," said the woman.
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From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
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From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wretched girl did not come alone.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The wretched girl did not come alone.
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From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
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From this reading A woman dragged her forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A woman dragged her forward.
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From this reading The wretched girl did not come alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A woman dragged her forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here you are, Mr. Parkinson," said the woman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
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From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
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From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here you are, Mr. Parkinson," said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wretched girl did not come alone.
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From this reading "Here you are, Mr. Parkinson," said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here you are, Mr. Parkinson," said the woman.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Blooming Bess can tell you something about Mary's disappearance last night."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wretched girl did not come alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman dragged her forward.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I am ruined," thought Mark Inglefield, and hoped that Blooming Bess would not recognize him.
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From this reading The wretched girl did not come alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here you are, Mr. Parkinson," said the woman.
