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Chapter XIV
"My delaying policy was a good one. At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me. "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin. "For some moments he did not speak. He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My delaying policy was a good one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"My delaying policy was a good one.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For some moments he did not speak.”
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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 "My delaying policy was a good one.
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From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
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From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
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From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
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From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
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From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
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From this reading "My delaying policy was a good one.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "For some moments he did not speak.
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From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
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From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
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From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
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From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My delaying policy was a good one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
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From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For some moments he did not speak.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
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From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
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From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
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From this reading "For some moments he did not speak.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My delaying policy was a good one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "For some moments he did not speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "My delaying policy was a good one.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
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From this reading "My delaying policy was a good one.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
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From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
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From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
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From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For some moments he did not speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For some moments he did not speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past twelve Sumner came alone and was shown up to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Sit down there,' I said abruptly and leant back in my chair and stared at his face and waited in silence for him to begin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My delaying policy was a good one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had evidently expected me to open with some sort of question and he had come ready loaded with a reply.
