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Chapter VI
PERKINS' NARRATIVE. THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing. Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew. It was repeated precisely as at first given. "But I have been there."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"But I have been there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was repeated precisely as at first given.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"But I have been there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was repeated precisely as at first given.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
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From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was repeated precisely as at first given.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was repeated precisely as at first given.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But I have been there."
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From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I have been there."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
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From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
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From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
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From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
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From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was repeated precisely as at first given.
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From this reading It was repeated precisely as at first given.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I have been there."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I have been there."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was repeated precisely as at first given.
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From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
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From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
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From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
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From this reading PERKINS' NARRATIVE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
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From this reading PERKINS' NARRATIVE.
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From this reading It was repeated precisely as at first given.
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From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was repeated precisely as at first given.
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From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
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From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
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From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
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From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Half suspecting that Michael had deceived him, he returned to the shop of Mr. Berlaps, and asked the direction anew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
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From this reading "But I have been there."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
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From this reading THE efforts made by Perkins to find the residence of the stranger proved unavailing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was repeated precisely as at first given.
