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Chapter XI
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. “Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet. You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?” Percy Osmond was the speaker. He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?””
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet.”
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From this reading “Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
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From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
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From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
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From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
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From this reading “Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet.
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From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
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From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
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From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
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From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
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From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
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From this reading “Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
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From this reading Percy Osmond was the speaker.
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From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
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From this reading Percy Osmond was the speaker.
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From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
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From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
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From this reading “Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet.
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From this reading Percy Osmond was the speaker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
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From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
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From this reading “Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Percy Osmond was the speaker.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was getting out of the brougham which had brought the three gentlemen back from Pincote, where they had been dining.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Say, Dering, it ain’t twelve o’clock yet.
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From this reading You’ll give me half an hour in the billiard-room before going to roost?”
