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Chapter XI
I read it again and again. Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November. On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it! The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand. So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I read it again and again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.”
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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 Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
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From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I read it again and again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read it again and again.
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From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read it again and again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I read it again and again.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
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From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
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From this reading I read it again and again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
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From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So I resolved to go at once to London, and call upon the firm who had advertised.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then of a sudden I recollected that it was the third of November.
which person or people
From this reading On that day I had instructions to deliver the bronze cylinder to the first person who made application for it!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
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From this reading The low, soft-spoken words of the dying man as he had handed me the heavy cylinder, bidding me keep it in safe custody, recurred to me as I stood there with the newspaper in my hand.
