Error trying to import photos

I am a new mac user and recently moved my photos from an external drive to iphoto. Then I tried to delete duplicates, and had much success. But I suspect I may have messed something up, because some photos appear with only dashes around them. I deleted the dashed photos, and attempted to re-import them into iPhoto. But I am getting the following error message: "The file could not be imported. (The file is in the iPhoto Library)." How can I add the pictures to iphoto?

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Include the option to rebuild those thumbnails.
Regards
TD

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