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AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC. UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON. The band struck up a waltz. It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome. How well he had danced, and how guilty she had felt!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The band struck up a waltz.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How well he had danced, and how guilty she had felt!”
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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 The band struck up a waltz.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading The band struck up a waltz.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON.
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From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading How well he had danced, and how guilty she had felt!
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From this reading UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON.
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From this reading How well he had danced, and how guilty she had felt!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How well he had danced, and how guilty she had felt!
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From this reading How well he had danced, and how guilty she had felt!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How well he had danced, and how guilty she had felt!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The band struck up a waltz.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL," "PHILIP BENNION'S DEATH," "THE BEETLE," ETC., ETC.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON.
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From this reading The band struck up a waltz.
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From this reading The band struck up a waltz.
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From this reading How well he had danced, and how guilty she had felt!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It chanced to be the one which they had last danced together at the Dome.
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From this reading UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON.
