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Chapter II
BY THE LOCH. "It is you who have been the thief, then?" The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt. The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply. "Answer me," said Richard Luttrell, imperatively.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"It is you who have been the thief, then?"”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It is you who have been the thief, then?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.”
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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 The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading "Answer me," said Richard Luttrell, imperatively.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It is you who have been the thief, then?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE LOCH.
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From this reading The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.
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From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is you who have been the thief, then?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading "Answer me," said Richard Luttrell, imperatively.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is you who have been the thief, then?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is you who have been the thief, then?"
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From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading BY THE LOCH.
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From this reading "Answer me," said Richard Luttrell, imperatively.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Answer me," said Richard Luttrell, imperatively.
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From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.
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From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading "Answer me," said Richard Luttrell, imperatively.
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From this reading "Answer me," said Richard Luttrell, imperatively.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE LOCH.
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From this reading "It is you who have been the thief, then?"
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From this reading "It is you who have been the thief, then?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.
which person or people
From this reading "It is you who have been the thief, then?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
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From this reading The question was uttered in tones of withering contempt.
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From this reading The criminal, standing before his judge with downcast face and nervously-twitching fingers, found not a word to reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is you who have been the thief, then?"
