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Chapter XIX
THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead. Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found. Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events. Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played. Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.”
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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 Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
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From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
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From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
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From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
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From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
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From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
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From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
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From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
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From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
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From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
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From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
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From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
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From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
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From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
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From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
not any; not one
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
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From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
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From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
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From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
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From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
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From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
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From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
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From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
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From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
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From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
