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Chapter XXVIII
A DROP OF POISON. Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute. That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel. “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck. Am I not right?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Am I not right?””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading ““I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.”
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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 DROP OF POISON.
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From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I not right?”
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From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
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From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
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From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
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From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
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From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
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From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
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From this reading A DROP OF POISON.
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From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
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From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
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From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
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From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
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From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
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From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
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From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Am I not right?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DROP OF POISON.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
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From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DROP OF POISON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Am I not right?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
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From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frost was succeeding in bringing Robert Milburn into open disrepute.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
which person or people
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That he was, will appear from his statement of the case to a few friends who had accompanied him into the bar room of ---- hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was saying, gentlemen, that it is such a deuced pity to see Milburn waste his talents, but the fact is, these self-destructive excesses must result in a total wreck.
