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Chapter XXV
MR. WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time. He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work. At ten o'clock Mr. Jarvis came in. The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
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later than; following
From this reading “WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.”
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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 WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
later than; following
From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading At ten o'clock Mr. Jarvis came in.
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From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
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From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At ten o'clock Mr. Jarvis came in.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
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From this reading At ten o'clock Mr. Jarvis came in.
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From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
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From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading At ten o'clock Mr. Jarvis came in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
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From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
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From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
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From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading At ten o'clock Mr. Jarvis came in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
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From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
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From this reading WEATHERLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Arnold arrived at Tooley Street only a few minutes after his usual time.
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From this reading He made his way at once into the private office and commenced his work.
but in spite of that
From this reading The pile of letters upon Mr. Weatherley's desk was as yet untouched.
