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Chapter XI
A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture. It announced the re-arrival of Dr. James M'Murdo O'Brien. Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher. "You see there have been changes," said the Professor. "So I heard.
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later than; following
From this reading “A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"You see there have been changes," said the Professor.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You see there have been changes," said the Professor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.”
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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 A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
later than; following
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
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From this reading It announced the re-arrival of Dr. James M'Murdo O'Brien.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You see there have been changes," said the Professor.
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From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
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From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
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From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
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From this reading "You see there have been changes," said the Professor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It announced the re-arrival of Dr. James M'Murdo O'Brien.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You see there have been changes," said the Professor.
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From this reading "So I heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I heard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It announced the re-arrival of Dr. James M'Murdo O'Brien.
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From this reading It announced the re-arrival of Dr. James M'Murdo O'Brien.
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From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
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From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
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From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It announced the re-arrival of Dr. James M'Murdo O'Brien.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It announced the re-arrival of Dr. James M'Murdo O'Brien.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It announced the re-arrival of Dr. James M'Murdo O'Brien.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see there have been changes," said the Professor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see there have been changes," said the Professor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see there have been changes," said the Professor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
in or at the place that
From this reading A couple of days later the maid carried a card just after breakfast into the library where the Professor sat revising his morning lecture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see there have been changes," said the Professor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their meeting was effusively genial on the part of the younger man, and coldly precise on that of his former teacher.
