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Chapter XI
Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting. Learmont’s Sneers.—The Spy.—The Amateur Constable. Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday. The Mystery Explained.—The Escape.—Jacob Gray’s New Lodging. Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.”
betrayal of trust
From this reading “Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.”
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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 Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
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From this reading Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting.
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From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.
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From this reading Learmont’s Sneers.—The Spy.—The Amateur Constable.
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From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
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From this reading The Mystery Explained.—The Escape.—Jacob Gray’s New Lodging.
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From this reading Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.
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From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
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From this reading Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
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From this reading Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting.
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From this reading The Mystery Explained.—The Escape.—Jacob Gray’s New Lodging.
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From this reading Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting.
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From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
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From this reading The Mystery Explained.—The Escape.—Jacob Gray’s New Lodging.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
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From this reading Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting.
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From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
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From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
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From this reading Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.
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From this reading Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting.
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From this reading Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting.
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From this reading Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.
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From this reading Learmont’s Sneers.—The Spy.—The Amateur Constable.
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From this reading Learmont’s Sneers.—The Spy.—The Amateur Constable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Learmont’s Improved Prospects.—The Park.—Ada’s Recollections.—The Meeting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.
betrayal of trust
From this reading Learmont’s Treachery to Albert Seyton.—The Plot Against Gray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
which person or people
From this reading Gray’s Peril.—A Peep into Domestic Affairs.—The Corpulent Lady.—The Man who Was Hung on Monday.
