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Chapter IX
A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation. The Jew and the Necklace.—Gray’s Troubles and Surmises.—An Adventure. The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Long Night.—Gray’s Terror. The Return of Learmont.—The Interview.—Doubts and Fears. The Troublesome Shoe-maker.—Gray’s Agony and Danger.—The Flight.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “The Troublesome Shoe-maker.—Gray’s Agony and Danger.—The Flight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Long Night.—Gray’s Terror.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.”
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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 A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
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From this reading The Jew and the Necklace.—Gray’s Troubles and Surmises.—An Adventure.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The Troublesome Shoe-maker.—Gray’s Agony and Danger.—The Flight.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Jew and the Necklace.—Gray’s Troubles and Surmises.—An Adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
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From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
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From this reading The Troublesome Shoe-maker.—Gray’s Agony and Danger.—The Flight.
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From this reading The Return of Learmont.—The Interview.—Doubts and Fears.
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From this reading The Return of Learmont.—The Interview.—Doubts and Fears.
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From this reading The Troublesome Shoe-maker.—Gray’s Agony and Danger.—The Flight.
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From this reading The Jew and the Necklace.—Gray’s Troubles and Surmises.—An Adventure.
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From this reading The Return of Learmont.—The Interview.—Doubts and Fears.
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From this reading The Jew and the Necklace.—Gray’s Troubles and Surmises.—An Adventure.
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From this reading The Return of Learmont.—The Interview.—Doubts and Fears.
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From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Long Night.—Gray’s Terror.
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From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
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From this reading The Jew and the Necklace.—Gray’s Troubles and Surmises.—An Adventure.
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From this reading The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Long Night.—Gray’s Terror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Return of Learmont.—The Interview.—Doubts and Fears.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
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From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
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From this reading The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Long Night.—Gray’s Terror.
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From this reading The Return of Learmont.—The Interview.—Doubts and Fears.
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From this reading The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Long Night.—Gray’s Terror.
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From this reading The Troublesome Shoe-maker.—Gray’s Agony and Danger.—The Flight.
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From this reading The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Long Night.—Gray’s Terror.
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From this reading The Jew and the Necklace.—Gray’s Troubles and Surmises.—An Adventure.
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From this reading The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Long Night.—Gray’s Terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
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From this reading The Jew and the Necklace.—Gray’s Troubles and Surmises.—An Adventure.
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From this reading The Troublesome Shoe-maker.—Gray’s Agony and Danger.—The Flight.
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From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
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From this reading A Walk and a Meeting.—The Vision at the Open Casement.—Learmont’s Perturbation.
