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Chapter VI
THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty. How shall the story go on? The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder. His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested. This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “How shall the story go on?”
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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 THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
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From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
the two together, not just one
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
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From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
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From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
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From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
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From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
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From this reading How shall the story go on?
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From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading How shall the story go on?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
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From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
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From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How shall the story go on?
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From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
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From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
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From this reading The editor of _The Seaside Library_ asks quite frankly for a murder.
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From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How shall the story go on?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
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From this reading How shall the story go on?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END [And now, dear readers, I am in a difficulty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
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From this reading This seems to me both crude and vulgar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His idea was that the Lady Beltravers should be found dead in the park next morning and that Gwendolen should be arrested.
