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Chapter V
A STAGGERING QUESTION. It was time the curate should take his leave. Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar. The wind had fallen, and the moon was shining. A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A STAGGERING QUESTION.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was time the curate should take his leave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was time the curate should take his leave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind had fallen, and the moon was shining.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.”
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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 A STAGGERING QUESTION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
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From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
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From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
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From this reading The wind had fallen, and the moon was shining.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had fallen, and the moon was shining.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
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From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading The wind had fallen, and the moon was shining.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
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From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
above and across; more than
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A STAGGERING QUESTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind had fallen, and the moon was shining.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STAGGERING QUESTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was time the curate should take his leave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had fallen, and the moon was shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bascombe would go out with him and have his last cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vague sense of contrast came over Wingfold, and as he stepped on the pavement from the threshold of the high gates of wrought iron, he turned involuntarily and looked back at the house.
