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Chapter XXXVII
THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round. Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel. He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind. A horrible thought smote him. He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A horrible thought smote him.”
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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 horrible thought smote him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
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From this reading He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
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From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
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From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
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From this reading He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading A horrible thought smote him.
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From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
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From this reading He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
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From this reading He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
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From this reading He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
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From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
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From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
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From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
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From this reading A horrible thought smote him.
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From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
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From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading He had entered the room and then--of course, some one had sprung on him from behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWYER LIFTED INTO ANOTHER SPHERE Loide lifted himself on his elbow and looked round.
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From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A horrible thought smote him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He plunged his hand into his breast pocket and screamed with rage--the pocket was empty!
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From this reading Then he remembered--he was in his room at the New York hotel.
