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PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis." --_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident. Gilbert lay in bed. His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot. The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
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later than; following
From this reading “--_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.”
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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 PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
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From this reading --_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident.
later than; following
From this reading --_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident.
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From this reading The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
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From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading Gilbert lay in bed.
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From this reading The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
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From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading --_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident.
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading Gilbert lay in bed.
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
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From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gilbert lay in bed.
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident.
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident.
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From this reading Gilbert lay in bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
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From this reading --_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Juvenal._ It was three days after the accident.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
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From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
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From this reading The windows of his bedroom were wide to the sun and air of the morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
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From this reading PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INEBRIATE, AND THE LETTER OF JEWELLED WORDS "Verbosa ac grandis epistola venit a Capreis."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head was crossed with bandages, his wrist was wrapped with lint and a wet compress was upon the ankle of his strained left foot.
