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Chapter XI
WHY DID HE DO IT? Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel. We sat down three to dinner. During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?" "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"”
in the direction of
From this reading “During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.”
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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 Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
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From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
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From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHY DID HE DO IT?
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From this reading We sat down three to dinner.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading We sat down three to dinner.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHY DID HE DO IT?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
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From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHY DID HE DO IT?
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
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From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
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From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
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From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
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From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
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From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading We sat down three to dinner.
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From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
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From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Randolph had engaged a private room at the hotel.
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From this reading We sat down three to dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We sat down three to dinner.
in the direction of
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat down three to dinner.
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From this reading WHY DID HE DO IT?
but in spite of that
From this reading "Did it annoy you?" he asked, slightly raising his brows, and that quizzical and yet fascinating light coming into his eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading During the first pause I bent towards him and said in a semi-whisper-- "Why did you send that grand carriage for us?"
