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Chapter XXIV
Mr. Gordon Jones rose to his feet. It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview. He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner. “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules. We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.”
later than; following
From this reading ““After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.”
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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 It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
later than; following
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
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From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
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From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
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From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
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From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
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From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
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From this reading Mr. Gordon Jones rose to his feet.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading Mr. Gordon Jones rose to his feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gordon Jones rose to his feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
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From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
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From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading Mr. Gordon Jones rose to his feet.
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From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
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From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
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From this reading Mr. Gordon Jones rose to his feet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Gordon Jones rose to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
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From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading It had been an interesting, in some respects a momentous interview.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “After all, Sir Alfred,” he remarked, smiling, “I am not sure that it is Downing Street which rules.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Gordon Jones rose to his feet.
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From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can touch our buttons and move armies and battleships across the face of the earth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
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From this reading He glanced around the plain but handsomely furnished office, a room which betrayed so few evidences of the world-flung power of its owner.
