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The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first. “What does this mean?” said he to himself. He took up the torn envelope, and examined it. Like the other, it bore the Aberfoyle postmark. It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““What does this mean?” said he to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took up the torn envelope, and examined it.”
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From this reading Like the other, it bore the Aberfoyle postmark.
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From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took up the torn envelope, and examined it.
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From this reading Like the other, it bore the Aberfoyle postmark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
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From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
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From this reading It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does this mean?” said he to himself.
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From this reading He took up the torn envelope, and examined it.
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From this reading He took up the torn envelope, and examined it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
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From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “What does this mean?” said he to himself.
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From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took up the torn envelope, and examined it.
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From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
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From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
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From this reading Like the other, it bore the Aberfoyle postmark.
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From this reading “What does this mean?” said he to himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
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From this reading Like the other, it bore the Aberfoyle postmark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
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From this reading Like the other, it bore the Aberfoyle postmark.
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From this reading “What does this mean?” said he to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
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From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
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From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
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From this reading It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It had therefore come from the same part of the county of Stirling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What does this mean?” said he to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took up the torn envelope, and examined it.
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From this reading He took up the torn envelope, and examined it.
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From this reading He took up the torn envelope, and examined it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does this mean?” said he to himself.
at the time that
From this reading The course of James Starr’s ideas was abruptly stopped, when he got this second letter contradicting the first.
