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Chapter XIV
Carl Grayson lit a cigarette. Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes. The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself. There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it. The greatest danger was over.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.”
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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 Carl Grayson lit a cigarette.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
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From this reading Carl Grayson lit a cigarette.
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From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
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From this reading Carl Grayson lit a cigarette.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading The greatest danger was over.
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From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
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From this reading Carl Grayson lit a cigarette.
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From this reading The greatest danger was over.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
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From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading Carl Grayson lit a cigarette.
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From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
above and across; more than
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
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From this reading There had not been an instant's suspicion; Blair was certain of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was obviously disturbed, but only about the interview itself.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair watched him closely as he went over the last of his notes.
