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Chapter XIX
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers. Then I suddenly discovered that I had no cigarettes. I glanced at the clock. It was only half-past ten. I had still half an hour to spare.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was only half-past ten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had still half an hour to spare.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then I suddenly discovered that I had no cigarettes.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.”
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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 WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had still half an hour to spare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I glanced at the clock.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
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From this reading Then I suddenly discovered that I had no cigarettes.
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From this reading I glanced at the clock.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
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From this reading I glanced at the clock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then I suddenly discovered that I had no cigarettes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had still half an hour to spare.
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From this reading It was only half-past ten.
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From this reading I had still half an hour to spare.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only half-past ten.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
not any; not one
From this reading Then I suddenly discovered that I had no cigarettes.
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From this reading It was only half-past ten.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
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From this reading I had still half an hour to spare.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had still half an hour to spare.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then I suddenly discovered that I had no cigarettes.
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From this reading It was only half-past ten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I suddenly discovered that I had no cigarettes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I glanced at the clock.
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From this reading Then I suddenly discovered that I had no cigarettes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had still half an hour to spare.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only half-past ten.
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From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Arrived in my room, I changed my dress-coat for a smoking-jacket, and my patent shoes for loose slippers.
