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Chapter II
We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left. Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man. "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?" "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles." "But the crime?"
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later than; following
From this reading “We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"”
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later than; following
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the crime?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
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From this reading "But the crime?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
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From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
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From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
above and across; more than
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
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From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
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From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles."
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From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat for some time in silence after our visitors had left.
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From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Holmes smoked hard, with his browns drawn down over his keen eyes, and his head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Watson," he asked, turning suddenly upon me, "what do you make of it?"
