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Chapter XII
He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell. A footman entered. “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way. You will find him in the billiard-room.” A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.”
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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 He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
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From this reading “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.
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From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
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From this reading “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.
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From this reading You will find him in the billiard-room.”
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From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
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From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
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From this reading “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.
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From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
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From this reading A footman entered.
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From this reading You will find him in the billiard-room.”
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From this reading A footman entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will find him in the billiard-room.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You will find him in the billiard-room.”
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From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
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From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
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From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
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From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
above and across; more than
From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
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From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
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From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
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From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.
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From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
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From this reading “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He threw a cloth over the pistols which lay upon the table, and he rang the bell.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ask Colonel Berkeley if he will step this way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A moment later there entered a tall thin Englishman with a great moustache, which was a rare thing amid that clean-shaven race.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will find him in the billiard-room.”
