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Chapter XXXI
SIR RICHARD'S RESOLUTION. Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude. With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall. His trap awaited him at the door. In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.”
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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 With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His trap awaited him at the door.
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From this reading His trap awaited him at the door.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading His trap awaited him at the door.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His trap awaited him at the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.
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From this reading In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.
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From this reading SIR RICHARD'S RESOLUTION.
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From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
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From this reading SIR RICHARD'S RESOLUTION.
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From this reading SIR RICHARD'S RESOLUTION.
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From this reading Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the interval of his solitude, something incredible has happened to him.
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From this reading His trap awaited him at the door.
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From this reading Two hours had passed, and more, of solitude.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a candle in his hand, and his hat and great-coat on, Sir Richard Arden came out into the hall.
