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Chapter II
THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?" Mrs. Hollings remarked inquisitively. Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast. "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee. "Friends!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
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From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
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From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings remarked inquisitively.
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings remarked inquisitively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings remarked inquisitively.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hollings remarked inquisitively.
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
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From this reading "Some friends did call," I answered, pouring out the coffee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading Mrs. Hollings was an elderly widow, who devoted two hours of her morning to cleaning my rooms and preparing my breakfast.
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From this reading THE CRY IN THE NIGHT "You'd be having company last night, sir?"
