Chapter XI

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

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He was only tryin' to git away, sah," added the policeman.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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From this reading "He was only tryin' to git away, sah," added the policeman.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading "He was only tryin' to git away, sah," added the policeman.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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From this reading THE HON.

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

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading "He was only tryin' to git away, sah," added the policeman.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading PARDON TIFFANY'S WARNING.

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From this reading "He was only tryin' to git away, sah," added the policeman.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He was only tryin' to git away, sah," added the policeman.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

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

From this reading THE HON.

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From this reading PARDON TIFFANY'S WARNING.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "He was only tryin' to git away, sah," added the policeman.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He was only tryin' to git away, sah," added the policeman.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PARDON TIFFANY'S WARNING.

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

From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

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From this reading My informant told me he had killed him as he was crawling along the rail, on his way down another flight.

in or at the place that

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.

which person or people

From this reading I learned the next day, from one of the negro policemen who had been called in, that the snake had got out of the room where I left him, and that he had been found on the stair-rail, a floor below where I had confronted him.