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Chapter XII
JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street. He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him. Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon. He laid his hand upon Arnold's shoulder. "One moment, Chetwode," he said.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He laid his hand upon Arnold's shoulder.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One moment, Chetwode," he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He laid his hand upon Arnold's shoulder.”
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From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
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From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
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From this reading He laid his hand upon Arnold's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
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From this reading "One moment, Chetwode," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
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From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
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From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
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From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
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From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
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From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
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From this reading He laid his hand upon Arnold's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
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From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
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From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
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From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laid his hand upon Arnold's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One moment, Chetwode," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One moment, Chetwode," he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One moment, Chetwode," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laid his hand upon Arnold's shoulder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Jarvis had been standing outside, superintending the unloading of several dray loads of American bacon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He laid his hand upon Arnold's shoulder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JARVIS IS JUSTLY DISTURBED It was fully half-past three before Arnold found himself back in Tooley Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
at the time that
From this reading He hung up his coat and hat and was preparing to enter Mr. Weatherley's room when the chief clerk saw him.
