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Chapter XI
THE MEETING. As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased. Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence? There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him. It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.”
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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 It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
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From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
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From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
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From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
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From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
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From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
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From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
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From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
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From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
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From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
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From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
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From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
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From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
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From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
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From this reading THE MEETING.
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From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
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From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
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From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
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From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
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From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
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From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
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From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING.
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From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
in the direction of
From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
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From this reading As David Arden drove towards town, his confusion rather increased.
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From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very strange occurrence; and was not Mr. Longcluse's manner, also, strange?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were men in the City whom he must know, if not intimately, at least much better than he knew him.
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From this reading Why should Mr. Longcluse select him for this confidence?
