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Chapter IX
"Ach! no, madame," he responded. "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic." And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe. "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room. The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.”
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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 And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
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From this reading "Ach! no, madame," he responded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
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From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
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From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.
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From this reading The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
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From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
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From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ach! no, madame," he responded.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ach! no, madame," he responded.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
not any; not one
From this reading "Ach! no, madame," he responded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ach! no, madame," he responded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Use this, if necessary," he said, briefly, and then leaving us, he crossed the threshold and examined every nook of the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is no risk now that we have the prophylactic."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was still open, but he closed and fastened it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, turning to me, he handed me a little of the last injection which he had given to Beryl, together with the phial of ether and the syringe.
