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Chapter LXVI
THE SLIM YOUNG MAN'S STORY. I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press. I live at Pultneyville. I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences. On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.”
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From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I live at Pultneyville.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
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From this reading I live at Pultneyville.
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From this reading THE SLIM YOUNG MAN'S STORY.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
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From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
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From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
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From this reading I live at Pultneyville.
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From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
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From this reading THE SLIM YOUNG MAN'S STORY.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading THE SLIM YOUNG MAN'S STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLIM YOUNG MAN'S STORY.
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From this reading I have always had a passion for the marvellous, and have been distinguished for my facility in tracing out mysteries, and solving enigmatical occurrences.
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From this reading On the night of the 17th June, 1845, I left my office and walked homeward.
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From this reading I am by profession a reporter, and writer for the press.
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From this reading THE SLIM YOUNG MAN'S STORY.
