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Chapter XII
IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR. COLLINGSBY, AND SEES MISS MARIAN. I went to the counting-room at an early hour. My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully. I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to the counting-room at an early hour.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I went to the counting-room at an early hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COLLINGSBY, AND SEES MISS MARIAN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I went to the counting-room at an early hour.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading COLLINGSBY, AND SEES MISS MARIAN.
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From this reading I went to the counting-room at an early hour.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading I went to the counting-room at an early hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading I went to the counting-room at an early hour.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to the counting-room at an early hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading COLLINGSBY, AND SEES MISS MARIAN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading COLLINGSBY, AND SEES MISS MARIAN.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading COLLINGSBY, AND SEES MISS MARIAN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to the counting-room at an early hour.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to the counting-room at an early hour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE HOUSE OF MR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My first care was to tie up the valuable package, which I had brought with me, in thick paper, and to seal it very carefully.
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From this reading I wrote my own name upon it, and then placed it in one of the drawers of the safe, the key of which was kept in the desk.
