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Chapter XV
COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE. Of course, Nick questioned the servant. To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions. She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil. Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, Nick questioned the servant.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.”
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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 She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
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From this reading COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.
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From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
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From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
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From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
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From this reading COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
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From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
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From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
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From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
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From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
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From this reading COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.
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From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
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From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
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From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.
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From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
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From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
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From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
