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Chapter IV
The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him. His calculations were already finished. In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights. Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation. His face was grave, a little drawn and hectic from his drugged activity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His calculations were already finished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.”
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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 In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading His face was grave, a little drawn and hectic from his drugged activity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His calculations were already finished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading His calculations were already finished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading His face was grave, a little drawn and hectic from his drugged activity.
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From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading His face was grave, a little drawn and hectic from his drugged activity.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading His face was grave, a little drawn and hectic from his drugged activity.
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From this reading His calculations were already finished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading His face was grave, a little drawn and hectic from his drugged activity.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading His face was grave, a little drawn and hectic from his drugged activity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The master mathematician sat in his private room and pushed the papers from him.
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From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
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From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each day, serene, explicit, patient as ever, he had given his lecture to his students, and then had come back at once to this momentous calculation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was grave, a little drawn and hectic from his drugged activity.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His calculations were already finished.
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From this reading In a small white phial there still remained a little of the drug that had kept him awake and active for four long nights.
