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Chapter XXV
THE COALITION. As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door. In response to my invitation to enter, Mr. Johns came in. Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning. "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.”
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
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From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
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From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
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From this reading In response to my invitation to enter, Mr. Johns came in.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading THE COALITION.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
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From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
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From this reading In response to my invitation to enter, Mr. Johns came in.
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From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
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From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In response to my invitation to enter, Mr. Johns came in.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading In response to my invitation to enter, Mr. Johns came in.
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From this reading In response to my invitation to enter, Mr. Johns came in.
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From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading In response to my invitation to enter, Mr. Johns came in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
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From this reading In response to my invitation to enter, Mr. Johns came in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
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From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
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From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COALITION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I was retiring to rest, some one tapped at my bed-room door.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without any preamble, he plunged at once into the purport of his presence in my chamber at that hour of the night, or, rather, morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have come, Mr. Greenall, to ask you to lend me five hundred rupees."
