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Chapter XXVIII
THE ARREST. By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde. Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk. The broken reports were curious. Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The broken reports were curious.”
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
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From this reading THE ARREST.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The broken reports were curious.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading The broken reports were curious.
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde.
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
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From this reading The broken reports were curious.
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From this reading By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde.
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
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From this reading Major Counsellor had fallen down the staircase at the British Legation and injured his head, his brow being much contused.
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARREST.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
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From this reading By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde.
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the following evening tongues were busy in Revonde.
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From this reading Rumour and mystery and an absence of any definite information added zest to the town talk.
