Chapter VIII · Chapter 08: Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

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From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

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From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

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From this reading “I feared that our talk would wake you.”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You have slept soundly,” he said.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

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From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “I feared that our talk would wake you.”

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From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

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From this reading “You have slept soundly,” he said.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

except for; apart from

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading “You have slept soundly,” he said.

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From this reading “You have slept soundly,” he said.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

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From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

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From this reading “I feared that our talk would wake you.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

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From this reading He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.

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From this reading “I feared that our talk would wake you.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

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From this reading A Break in the Chain It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “I feared that our talk would wake you.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You have slept soundly,” he said.