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Chapter XXIII
HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long. He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest. Pavlof crossed the threshold and stood numb and dazed. His eyes blinked at the newcomer in a stare of petrified horror. Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pavlof crossed the threshold and stood numb and dazed.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.”
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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 His eyes blinked at the newcomer in a stare of petrified horror.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
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From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading His eyes blinked at the newcomer in a stare of petrified horror.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading Pavlof crossed the threshold and stood numb and dazed.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading Pavlof crossed the threshold and stood numb and dazed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
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From this reading His eyes blinked at the newcomer in a stare of petrified horror.
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From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
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From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
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From this reading His eyes blinked at the newcomer in a stare of petrified horror.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading His eyes blinked at the newcomer in a stare of petrified horror.
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From this reading Pavlof crossed the threshold and stood numb and dazed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading Pavlof crossed the threshold and stood numb and dazed.
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From this reading His eyes blinked at the newcomer in a stare of petrified horror.
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From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes blinked at the newcomer in a stare of petrified horror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pavlof crossed the threshold and stood numb and dazed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
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From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading Pavlof crossed the threshold and stood numb and dazed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
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From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
in or at the place that
From this reading He showed him at once to the room where the captain was entertaining his guest.
which person or people
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW ONE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD Captain Sokolof's orderly never for one moment thought of standing on ceremony with the doctor, who was in and out of the very prison all day long.
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From this reading Then they wrenched themselves away and fixed hypnotically on Sokolof, who gazed back, at him with pity.
