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Chapter II
He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy. “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust. “Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain. He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London. Have you heard the name?”
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to think that something will happen
From this reading “He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you heard the name?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.”
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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 old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
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From this reading “Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
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From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
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From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
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From this reading “Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
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From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
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From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
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From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
to think that something will happen
From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
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From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
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From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
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From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
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From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
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From this reading “Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
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From this reading Have you heard the name?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
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From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
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From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
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From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
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From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you heard the name?”
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From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
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From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
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From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had thrown off the seedy frockcoat, and now he was the Holmes of old in the mouse-coloured dressing-gown which he took from his effigy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The old _shikari’s_ nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness,” said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you heard the name?”
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