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Chapter I
The Italian and his friend are closeted together. "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?" "Peschiera is in England." "I know it." "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Italian and his friend are closeted together.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Italian and his friend are closeted together.
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From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
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From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
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From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
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From this reading The Italian and his friend are closeted together.
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From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
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From this reading "Peschiera is in England."
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From this reading The Italian and his friend are closeted together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Italian and his friend are closeted together.
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From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Peschiera is in England."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I know it."
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From this reading The Italian and his friend are closeted together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
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From this reading "Peschiera is in England."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And bent on discovering me; and, it is said, of stealing from me my child."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Italian and his friend are closeted together.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
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From this reading The Italian and his friend are closeted together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And why have you left your home in -----shire, and why this new change of name?"
