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Chapter VII
Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?” “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear. “Can’t you wake him?” “No.” “What have you done with your candle?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What have you done with your candle?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““What have you done with your candle?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?””
belonging to which person
From this reading ““It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.”
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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 Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
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From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
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From this reading “Can’t you wake him?”
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From this reading “What have you done with your candle?”
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What have you done with your candle?”
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From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you done with your candle?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
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From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
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From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
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From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
not any; not one
From this reading “No.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
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From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
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From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
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From this reading “Can’t you wake him?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What have you done with your candle?”
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
belonging to which person
From this reading “It’s me,” returns the old man of the house, whose breath is in his ear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What have you done with your candle?”
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From this reading Our Dear Brother A touch on the lawyer’s wrinkled hand as he stands in the dark room, irresolute, makes him start and say, “What’s that?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can’t you wake him?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What have you done with your candle?”
