Англ.яз. Теоретическая грамматика (курс 1). Часть 1

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: These last words were shot out of him, as though the constraint which he was evidently setting upon himself had suddenly and utterly burst asunder. Holmes and I glanced at each other, and Hall Pycroft took a step towards the table.

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Match the parts of the sentences:

• So conscious was the manager of the responsibility which devolved upon him in consequence of the great interests at
• other than Beddington, the famous forger and cracksman, who, with his brother, has only recently emerged from a five years’ spell of penal servitude.
• For some time back Mawson & Williams, the famous financial house, have been
• the guardians of securities which amount in the aggregate to a sum of considerably over a million sterling.
• It appears that last week a new clerk named Hall Pycroft was engaged by the firm. This person appears to have been none
• stake that safes of the very latest construction have been employed, and an armed watchman has been left day and night in the building.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘ «You should be in bed,» I said. «Come back to your duties when you are stronger.» » ‘She looked at me with so strange an expression that I began to suspect that her brain was affected.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: He sprang to his feet, his face turned livid with fear, and he thrust into his breast the chart-like paper which he had been originally studying. » ‘ «So!» said I. «This is how you repay the trust which we have reposed in you. You will leave my service to-morrow.»

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «Yes, my boy, these were all done prematurely before my biographer had come to glorify me.» He lifted bundle after bundle in a tender, caressing sort of way. «They are not all successes, Watson,» said he. «

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «He handed me the very paper which I have here, Watson, and this is the strange catechism to which each Musgrave had to submit when he came to man’s estate. I will read you the questions and answers as they stand.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «It is no use our being at all before our time,» said our client. «He only comes there to see me, apparently, for the place is deserted up to the very hour he names.»

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: Then we carried him into the other room, where he lay with a clay-coloured face, puffing his purple lips in and out with every breath — a dreadful wreck of all that he had been but five minutes before. «What do you think of him, Watson?» asked Holmes.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «Well, why did they want him to do it? Not as a business matter, for these arrangements are usually verbal, and there was no earthly business reason why this should be an exception. Don’t you see, my young friend, that they were very anxious to obtain a specimen of your handwriting, and had no other way of doing it?»

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Define what part of speech the underlined words are: That he was most unwilling to do. He changed his appearance as far as he could, and trusted that the likeness, which you could not fail to observe, would be put down to a family resemblance. But for the happy chance of the gold stuffing, your suspicions would probably never have been aroused.»

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Define what part of speech the underlined words are: I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time. I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: At seven o’clock that evening we were walking, the three of us, down Corporation Street to the company’s offices.

Define if the underline word is an ADVERB. A) When he was married it was all right, but since he has been a widower we have had no end of trouble with him. A few months ago we were in hopes that he was about to settle down again, for he became engaged to Rachel Howells, our second housemaid; but he has thrown her over since then and taken up with Janet Tregellis, the daughter of the head game-keeper. B) Rachel — who is a very good girl, but of an excitable Welsh temperament — had a sharp touch of brain-fever and goes about the house now — or did until yesterday — like a black-eyed shadow of her former self. Подберите правильный ответ

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «But how can we do it?» I asked. «Oh, easily enough,» said Hall Pycroft cheerily. «You are two friends of mine who are in want of a billet, and what could be more natural than that I should bring you both round to the managing direetor?»

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: Now and again cases came in my way, principally through the introduction of old fellow-students, for during my last years at the university there was a good deal of talk there about myself and my methods.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘ «He is gone. No one has seen him. He is not in his room. Oh, yes, he is gone, he is gone!» She fell back against the wall with shriek after shriek of laughter, while I, horrified at this sudden hysterical attack, rushed to the bell to summon help.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: But there are some pretty little problems among them. Here’s the record of the Tarleton murders, and the case of Vamberry, the wine merchant, and the adventure of the old Russian woman, and the singular affair of the aluminum crutch, as well as a full account of Ricoletti of the club-foot, and his abominable wife. And here — ah. now. this really is something a little recherche.»

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Define if the underline word is a VERB. A) He was a well-grown, handsome man, with a splendid forehead, and though he has been with us for twenty years he cannot be more than forty now. B) With his personal advantages and his extraordinary gifts — for he can speak several languages and play nearly every musical instrument — it is wonderful that he should have been satisfied so long in such a position, but I suppose that he was comfortable and lacked energy to make any change. Подберите правильный ответ

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Match the parts of the sentences:

• It appeared from its position in the paper to have been the one event
• man and the capture of the criminal, occurred this afternoon in the City.
• «Look at this, Watson,» he cried. «It is a London paper, an early edition of the Evening Standard. Here is what we want. Look at the headlines: ‘Crime in the City. Murder at Mawson & Williams’s. Gigantic Attempted Robbery. Capture
• of the Criminal.’ Here, Watson, we are all equally anxious to hear it, so kindly read it aloud to us.»
• «A desperate attempt at robbery, culminating in the death of one
• of importance in town, and the account of it ran in this way.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «For four years I had seen nothing of him until one morning he walked into my room in Montague Street. He had changed little, was dressed like a young man of fashion — he was always a bit of a dandy — and preserved the same quiet, suave manner which had formerly distinguished him.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «I suppose we ought to call the police in now,» said he. «And yet I confess that I’d like to give them a complete case when they come.»

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «I am an accountant,» said Holmes. «Ah, yes, we shall want something of the sort. And you. Mr. Price? «»A clerk,» said I.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: He dived his arm down to the bottom of the chest and brought up a small wooden box with a sliding lid such as children’s toys are kept in. From within he produced a crumpled piece of paper, an old-fashioned brass key, a peg of wood with a ball of string attached to it, and three rusty old discs of metal.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: Something of his birth-place seemed to cling to the man, and I never looked at his pale, keen face or the poise of his head without associating him with gray archways and mullioned windows and all the venerable wreckage of a feudal keep.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: But it was only for a moment that we were at fault. At one corner, the corner nearest the room which we had left, there was a second door. Holmes sprang to it and pulled it open.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘The original has no date, but is in the spelling of the middle of the seventeenth century,’ remarked Musgrave. ‘I am afraid, however, that it can be of little help to you in solving this mystery.’

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: The third of these cases was that of the Musgrave Ritual, and it is to the interest which was aroused by that singular chain of events, and the large issues which proved to be at stake, that I trace my first stride towards the position which I now hold.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: Holmes stood by the table, with his hands deep in his trousers’ pockets and his chin upon his breast.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: On the third morning, however, he did not appear, as was his custom, after breakfast to receive my instructions for the day. As I left the dining-room I happened to meet Rachel Howells, the maid. I have told you that she had only recently recovered from an illness and was looking so wretchedly pale and wan that I remonstrated with her for being at work.

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Define what part of speech the underlined words are: «But why should this man pretend to be his own brother? «»Well, that is pretty clear also. There are evidently only two of them in it. The other is impersonating you at the office. This one acted as your engager, and then found that he could not find you an employer without admitting a third person into his plot.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: His knees were drawn up, his head hung at a dreadful angle to his body, and the clatter of his heels against the door made the noise which had broken in upon our conversation. In an instant I had caught him round the waist, and held him up while Holmes and Pycroft untied the elastic bands which had disappeared between the livid creases of skin.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: His clothes, his watch, and even his money were in his room, but the black suit which he usually wore was missing. His slippers, too, were gone, but his boots were left behind. Where then could butler Brunton have gone in the night, and what could have become of him now?

Define what part of speech the underlined words are: I sent in my testimonial and application, but without the least hope of getting it. Back came an answer by return, saying that if I would appear next Monday I might take over my new duties at once, provided that my appearance was satisfactory. No one knows how these things are worked.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘Brunton, the butler, was in the library. He was sitting fully dressed, in an easy-chair, with a slip of paper which looked like a map upon his knee, and his forehead sunk forward upon his hand in deep thought. I stood dumb with astonishment, watching him from the darkness.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: Holmes sprang frantically across the room and pushed at the door. It was fastened on the inner side. Following his example, we threw ourselves upon it with all our weight.

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Match the parts of the sentences:

• » ‘Don’t be disheartened, Mr. Pycroft,’ said my new acquaintance, seeing the length
• were a couple of empty, dusty little rooms, uncarpeted and uncurtained, into which he led me.
• I had thought of a great office with shining tables and rows of clerks, such as I was used to, and I daresay I stared rather straight at the two deal chairs and one
• little table, which with a ledger and a waste-paper basket, made up the whole furniture.
• I followed him to the top of a very lofty stair, and there, right under the slates,
• of my face. ‘Rome was not built in a day, and we have lots of money at our backs, though we don’t cut much dash yet in offices. Pray sit down, and let me have your letter.’

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: A small taper on the edge of the table shed a feeble light which sufficed to show me that he was fully dressed. Suddenly, as I looked, he rose from his chair, and, walking over to a bureau at the side, he unlocked it and drew out one of the drawers.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: And then suddenly it struck me that what was dark to me might be very light to Mr. Sherlock Holmes. I had just time to get up to town by the night train to see him this morning, and to bring you both back with me to Birmingham.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘For two days after this Brunton was most assiduous in his attention to his duties. I made no allusion to what had passed and waited with some curiosity to see how he would cover his disgrace.

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Define what part of speech the underlined words are: «I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse’s, of Draper Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper. I have been with them five years. and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came. but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘It is rather an absurd business, this ritual of ours,’ he answered. ‘But it has at least the saving grace of antiquity to excuse it. I have a copy of the questions and answers here if you care to run your eye over them.’

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: Once or twice we drifted into talk, and I can remember that more than once he expressed a keen interest in my methods of observation and inference.

Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘I don’t think that we should have much difficulty in determining that,’ said I; ‘with your permission we will take the first train down to Sussex and go a little more deeply into the matter upon the spot.

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: His round, ruddy face was naturally full of cheeriness, but the corners of his mouth seemed to me to be pulled down in a half-comical distress. It was not, however, until we were in a first-class carriage and well started upon our journey to Birmingham that I was able to learn what the trouble was which had driven him to Sherlock Holmes.

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Define if the underline word is a VERB. A) » ‘Yes,’ said I, ‘I have taken to living by my wits.’ B) » ‘I am delighted to hear it, for your advice at present would be exceedingly valuable to me. We have had some very strange doings at Hurlstone, and the police have been able to throw no light upon the matter. It is really the most extraordinary and inexplicable business.’ Подберите правильный ответ

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Define if the underline word is an ADVERB. A) After struggling against it until two in the morning, I felt that it was quite hopeless, so I rose and lit the candle with the intention af continuing a novel which I was reading. B) The book, however, had been left in the billiard-room, so I pulled on my dressing-gown and started off to get it. Подберите правильный ответ

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘At least,’ said I, ‘it gives us another mystery, and one which is even more interesting than the first. It may be that the solution of the one may prove to be the solution of the other. You will excuse me, Musgrave, if I say that your butler appears to me to have been a very clever man, and to have had a clearer insight than ten generations of his masters.’

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: » ‘It is very possible. We took no pains to hide it.’ » ‘He simply wished, I should imagine, to refresh his memory upon that last occasion. He had, as I understand, some sort of map or chart which he was comparing with the manuscript, and which he thrust into his pocket when you appeared.’

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Define what part of speech the underlined word is: «It has been touch and go with him,» said I, «but he’ll live now. Just open that window, and hand me the water carafe.» I undid his collar, poured the cold water over his face, and raised and sank his arms until he drew a long, natural breath. «It’s only a question of time now,» said I as I turned away from him.

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Define what part of speech the underlined words are: «Not a soul,» groaned Hall Pycroft. «Very good. Of course it was of the utmost importance to prevent you from thinking better of it, and also to keep you from coming into contact with anyone who might tell you that your double was at work in Mawson’s office. Therefore they gave you a handsome advance on your salary, and ran you off to the Midllands, where they gave you enough work to do to prevent your going to London, where you might have burst their little game up. That is all plain enough.»

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