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Chapter VI
SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct. Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth. His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air. He looked Bruce Gordon over sourly. "I've been reading your record.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked Bruce Gordon over sourly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He looked Bruce Gordon over sourly.”
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.”
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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 SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
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From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
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From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
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From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
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From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
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From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
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From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
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From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
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From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
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From this reading "I've been reading your record.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
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From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked Bruce Gordon over sourly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
above and across; more than
From this reading He looked Bruce Gordon over sourly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been reading your record.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been reading your record.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked Bruce Gordon over sourly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His dark, scowling face and lean body still bore a military air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEALED LETTER In the few days at the short-lived Nineteenth Precinct, Bruce Gordon had begun to feel like a cop again, but the feeling disappeared as he reported in at Captain Isaiah Trench's Seventh Precinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench had once been a colonel in the Marines, before a court-martial and sundry unpleasantnesses had driven him off Earth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've been reading your record.
