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Chapter XVII
Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest. He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night. “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.” “I am in the same fix,” Furley admitted. “I sat here till four o’clock.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I sat here till four o’clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am in the same fix,” Furley admitted.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““I sat here till four o’clock.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.”
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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 Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
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From this reading “I am in the same fix,” Furley admitted.
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From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am in the same fix,” Furley admitted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
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From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
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From this reading “I am in the same fix,” Furley admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I sat here till four o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat here till four o’clock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
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From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
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From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
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From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I sat here till four o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
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From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am in the same fix,” Furley admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I sat here till four o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I sat here till four o’clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He travelled down to the Temple land found Miles Furley in a room hung with tobacco smoke and redolent of a late night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Miles,” Julian declared, as the two men shook hands, “I can’t rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Julian, on, the morning following his visit to the Prime Minister, was afflicted with a curious and persistent unrest.
