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Chapter V
Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home. But Taigue was. He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place. This time he hadn't come alone. The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time he hadn't come alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time he hadn't come alone.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time he hadn't come alone.”
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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 other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
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From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
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From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
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From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Taigue was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
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From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
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From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
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From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
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From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
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From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
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From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
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From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
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From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
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From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
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From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
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From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
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From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
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From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
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From this reading But Taigue was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was sitting in one of the new chairs as though he owned the place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he hadn't come alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Taigue was.
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From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
at the time that
From this reading Julia wasn't in the apartment when I got home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other chair was occupied by an MEP patrolman armed with a bludgeon gun.
