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Chapter IV
The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card. I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock. "Well! This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend. "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Here's actually the man Dawson himself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well!”
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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 The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
above and across; more than
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.
