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Chapter VI
_Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste." A boy had left it half an hour before. Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice. CARTER. I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A boy had left it half an hour before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A boy had left it half an hour before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.”
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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 boy had left it half an hour before.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A boy had left it half an hour before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
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From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A boy had left it half an hour before.
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From this reading A boy had left it half an hour before.
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From this reading CARTER.
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
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From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A boy had left it half an hour before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A boy had left it half an hour before.
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From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
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From this reading A boy had left it half an hour before.
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From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
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From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
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From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A boy had left it half an hour before.
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From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
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From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A boy had left it half an hour before.
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
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From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
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From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
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From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
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From this reading Be at my house at six, prepared to leave town at an hour's notice.
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From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
at the time that
From this reading _Certain Important Letters_ When I reached my lodgings that night I found this note, marked in the left-hand corner "Important," and in the right-hand corner "In haste."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I hurried to Bedford Place, dived through the tunnel, and found Fitzpatrick with his hand on the knocker.
