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Chapter XXXI
A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work. A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting. The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion. Ray had declined to leave England. I knew quite well that it was on my account.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew quite well that it was on my account.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew quite well that it was on my account.”
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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 A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading Ray had declined to leave England.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
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From this reading Ray had declined to leave England.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
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From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
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From this reading Ray had declined to leave England.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
above and across; more than
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading Ray had declined to leave England.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
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From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
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From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
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From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
