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Chapter XVII
FOUND GUILTY. Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy. He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work. He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it. It begins in a startling manner enough:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOUND GUILTY.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.”
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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 It begins in a startling manner enough:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading It begins in a startling manner enough:
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
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From this reading He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading It begins in a startling manner enough:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUND GUILTY.
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From this reading FOUND GUILTY.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it.
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From this reading He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it.
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From this reading He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading It begins in a startling manner enough:
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
above and across; more than
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
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From this reading He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it.
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading He had just completed an item and was slowly reperusing it.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading It begins in a startling manner enough:
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
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From this reading Mr. Val Blake sat in his office, in that inner room sacred to his privacy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
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From this reading He sat at that littered table, writing and scissoring, for they went to press that day, and the editor of the Speckport Spouter was over head-and-ears in work.
