Chapter XIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A strange desire was on me.

later than; following

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

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From this reading A strange desire was on me.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

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From this reading I was loth to forsake it.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I was loth to forsake it.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

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From this reading I was loth to forsake it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A strange desire was on me.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

an old word for “no”

From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A strange desire was on me.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

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From this reading A strange desire was on me.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

in or at the place that

From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.

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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.