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Chapter I
THE GRAY MADAM. By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter? For days I could not answer this question. I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story. I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “For days I could not answer this question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For days I could not answer this question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.”
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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 By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
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From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
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From this reading For days I could not answer this question.
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From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
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From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For days I could not answer this question.
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From this reading For days I could not answer this question.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
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From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For days I could not answer this question.
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From this reading THE GRAY MADAM.
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From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
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From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For days I could not answer this question.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
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From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
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From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
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From this reading THE GRAY MADAM.
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From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
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From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
not any; not one
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For days I could not answer this question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For days I could not answer this question.
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From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
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From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAY MADAM.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For days I could not answer this question.
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From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) WAS it a specter?
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From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was lodging with my wife on the first floor of a house in Twenty-seventh street.
but in spite of that
From this reading I am no believer in spiritual manifestations, yet--But let me tell my story.
