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The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane. He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room. “This looks serious,” he said. “That pane has not been broken at all. If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““That pane has not been broken at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““That pane has not been broken at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.”
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From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
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From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
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From this reading “This looks serious,” he said.
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From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
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From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This looks serious,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This looks serious,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
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From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
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From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This looks serious,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
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From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
