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Chapter XIX
MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me. He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least. Could it be a hoax? To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again. It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.”
very surprised
From this reading “To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could it be a hoax?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.”
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From this reading It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
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From this reading It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
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From this reading It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
very surprised
From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be a hoax?
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From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be a hoax?
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From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
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From this reading It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading Could it be a hoax?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
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From this reading It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
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From this reading It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
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From this reading It ran as follows:-- "101, LINCOLN'S INN, _July 11, 189-_.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
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From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
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From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To satisfy myself, I sat up in bed, rubbed my astonished and still half-sleepy eyes, and read it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
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From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
at the time that
From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He gave me a letter, saying simply, "The gentleman's a-waiting, sir," and I read it twice, without understanding it in the very least.
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From this reading MY AMERICAN MILLIONS It was the middle of the night (as I thought) when Savory--my man, my landlord, valet, and general factotum--came in and woke me.
