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Chapter XXII
THE DEAD MAN'S HEAD. Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man. He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave. He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital. A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DEAD MAN'S HEAD.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.”
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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 Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
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From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
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From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
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From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
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From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
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From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
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From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
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From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
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From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
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From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S HEAD.
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From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
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From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S HEAD.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
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From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
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From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
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From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S HEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rude cot in a little room adjoining his laboratory in the hospital was his bed four nights in seven on the average.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had an elegant house on St. Nicholas avenue, but he spent all his days and more than half his nights at the hospital.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S HEAD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Jarvis, chief of the staff of St. Agnes' Hospital, was well known as a peculiar man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rich enough to take his leisure, but he worked like a slave.
