“What can it mean?” I gasped.
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Chapter V
“What can it mean?” I gasped. “It means that it is all over,” Holmes answered. “And perhaps, after all, it is for the best. Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.” With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
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past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““What can it mean?” I gasped.”
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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 With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
later than; following
From this reading “And perhaps, after all, it is for the best.
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From this reading “It means that it is all over,” Holmes answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And perhaps, after all, it is for the best.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It means that it is all over,” Holmes answered.
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From this reading “And perhaps, after all, it is for the best.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What can it mean?” I gasped.
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From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
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From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
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From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
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From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
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From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And perhaps, after all, it is for the best.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “What can it mean?” I gasped.
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From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
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From this reading “It means that it is all over,” Holmes answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What can it mean?” I gasped.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It means that it is all over,” Holmes answered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What can it mean?” I gasped.
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From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
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From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What can it mean?” I gasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It means that it is all over,” Holmes answered.
above and across; more than
From this reading “It means that it is all over,” Holmes answered.
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From this reading “And perhaps, after all, it is for the best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
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From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It means that it is all over,” Holmes answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And perhaps, after all, it is for the best.
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From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What can it mean?” I gasped.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the corridor.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take your pistol, and we will enter Dr. Roylott’s room.”
