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Chapter VIII
HE. Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu. I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.' To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself. 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'Why, you said you would send your representative!'”
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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 Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
no person; not anyone
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
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From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
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From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
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From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
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From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
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From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
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From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
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From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
in or at the place that
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
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From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
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From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
