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Chapter VI
WHITE ROSES. Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair. “Can this be true?” he asked himself. “Is there a possibility of truth in it?” The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can this be true?” he asked himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Can this be true?” he asked himself.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can this be true?” he asked himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
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From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Can this be true?” he asked himself.
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From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Can this be true?” he asked himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is there a possibility of truth in it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is there a possibility of truth in it?”
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From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Is there a possibility of truth in it?”
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading “Is there a possibility of truth in it?”
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From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading WHITE ROSES.
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading “Is there a possibility of truth in it?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Can this be true?” he asked himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
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From this reading “Can this be true?” he asked himself.
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From this reading “Is there a possibility of truth in it?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert Milburn, bent at his desk, his fair head in his hands, was bewildered, angry, in despair.
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From this reading WHITE ROSES.
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From this reading The air of the gray room grew close, oppressive to the spirit, and at the darkening window he arose from the desk.
