Chapter XIV

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

a person who asks for money or food

From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Keep looking at me between the eyes, please.

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From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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From this reading Keep looking at me between the eyes, please.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

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From this reading Keep looking at me between the eyes, please.

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From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

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From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading Keep looking at me between the eyes, please.

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From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading Keep looking at me between the eyes, please.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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From this reading "The letter?--Oh!--The letter!

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From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading Keep looking at me between the eyes, please.

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From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

To recall to mind.

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

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From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

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From this reading It was a string-talk letter, that we'd learned the way of it from a blind beggar in the Punjab."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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From this reading I remember that there had once come to the office a blind man with a knotted twig and a piece of string which he wound round the twig according to some cypher of his own.

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

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

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At the risk of throwing the creature out of train I interrupted,--"How could you write a letter up yonder?"