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Chapter VI
The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry. We pushed the door open and entered. A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom. The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye. His companion sat opposite to him.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “We pushed the door open and entered.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom.”
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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 The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
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From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
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From this reading A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom.
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From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
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From this reading His companion sat opposite to him.
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From this reading We pushed the door open and entered.
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From this reading We pushed the door open and entered.
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From this reading A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom.
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From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
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From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
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From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom.
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From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His companion sat opposite to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
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From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom.
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From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We pushed the door open and entered.
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From this reading His companion sat opposite to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We pushed the door open and entered.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His companion sat opposite to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sigh of relief escaped from my bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His companion sat opposite to him.
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From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smoking-room was a little snuggery, luxuriously fitted up, and adjoining the pantry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We pushed the door open and entered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The very first object on which my eye rested was the cadaverous face of Flannigan, with his hard-set mouth and unwinking eye.
