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Chapter XXI
THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace. Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away. But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night. Mr. Sellwood was left a little in the cold. Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sellwood was left a little in the cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sellwood was left a little in the cold.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.”
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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 BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
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From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
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From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
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From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
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From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
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From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
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From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
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From this reading Mr. Sellwood was left a little in the cold.
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From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
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From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
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From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sellwood was left a little in the cold.
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From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sellwood was left a little in the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sellwood was left a little in the cold.
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From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sellwood was left a little in the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
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From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BAR SINISTER It was a close night; the men were smoking their cigarettes on the terrace.
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From this reading But Francis Freke took him in hand; they disappeared together, and a minute later the billiard-room windows burnt out of the night.
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From this reading Cripps was one of them; he was staying the night; he wished himself a hundred miles away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Claude and Jack were pacing the terrace with linked arms and lowered voices, and he wished to speak to Jack.
