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Chapter XIII
IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD. "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated. "I was sure something had gone wrong with you." "I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong. I went into the library, and opened the safe again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went into the library, and opened the safe again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I was sure something had gone wrong with you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was sure something had gone wrong with you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went into the library, and opened the safe again.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went into the library, and opened the safe again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
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From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
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From this reading "I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
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From this reading "I was sure something had gone wrong with you."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was sure something had gone wrong with you."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went into the library, and opened the safe again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.
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From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
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From this reading I went into the library, and opened the safe again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
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From this reading I went into the library, and opened the safe again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.
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From this reading I went into the library, and opened the safe again.
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From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I was sure something had gone wrong with you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was sure something had gone wrong with you."
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went into the library, and opened the safe again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
at the time that
From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I don't know whether it has gone right or wrong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LEAVES PARKVILLE, AND TAKES THE TRAIN FOR THE EASTWARD.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was sure something had gone wrong with you."
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From this reading "I was sure something had gone wrong with you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WHAT kept you so long?" asked Bob, when I was seated.
