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Chapter V
"Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?" Jack queried. "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals. "I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand. That's all."
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “"No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “"Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.”
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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 "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand.
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
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From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading Jack queried.
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From this reading "I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand.
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From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
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From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand.
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From this reading "I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand.
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From this reading "I merely say that Jerrold was poisoned--and probably by his own hand.
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From this reading Jack queried.
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading That's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
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From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
which person or people
From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
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From this reading "No, I don't say that at all," was the reply of the busy man, who was working night and day among the wounded in the hospitals.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then, in the light of your expert medical knowledge, you don't think that his death was a mysterious one?"
