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Chapter III
"Then you will really help me?" "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied. "You will have no fear?" "Fear of what?" "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You will have no fear?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then you will really help me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
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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 "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
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From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
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From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
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From this reading "You will have no fear?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You will have no fear?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
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From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
not any; not one
From this reading "You will have no fear?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Fear of what?"
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From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
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From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
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From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
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From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
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From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
