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Chapter XVIII
It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night. There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud. Of that group I was one. A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows. He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.”
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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 It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
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From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
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From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
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From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
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From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
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From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
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From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
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From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of that group I was one.
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From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
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From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
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From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
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From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of that group I was one.
above and across; more than
From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
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From this reading A highly popular murder had been committed, and Mr. Wopsle was imbrued in blood to the eyebrows.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of that group I was one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
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From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
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From this reading He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in the fourth year of my apprenticeship to Joe, and it was a Saturday night.
