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Chapter IV
In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne. “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself. “What was he doing?” the sergeant asked. “Sleeping in a doorway,” was the reply. By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What was he doing?” the sergeant asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.”
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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 In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was he doing?” the sergeant asked.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
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From this reading “What was he doing?” the sergeant asked.
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From this reading “Sleeping in a doorway,” was the reply.
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From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
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From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
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From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What was he doing?” the sergeant asked.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
not any; not one
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
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From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
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From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sleeping in a doorway,” was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sleeping in a doorway,” was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
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From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
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From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time Samuel had come to realize the futility of protest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Another vagrant,” said the policeman, as if to say there was no special need to rouse himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What was he doing?” the sergeant asked.
