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VOLUME X. “Well doctor, a little brandy?” “With pleasure.” The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid. Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading ““Well doctor, a little brandy?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well doctor, a little brandy?””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well doctor, a little brandy?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well doctor, a little brandy?””
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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 “Well doctor, a little brandy?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading “Well doctor, a little brandy?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well doctor, a little brandy?”
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well doctor, a little brandy?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading “With pleasure.”
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, holding it in front of his eyes, he let the light from the lamp stream through it, smelled it, tasted a few drops and smacked his lips with relish.
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From this reading VOLUME X.
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From this reading The old ship's surgeon, holding out his glass, watched it as it slowly filled with the golden liquid.
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From this reading “Well doctor, a little brandy?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With pleasure.”
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From this reading VOLUME X.
