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Chapter VI
On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious. He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore." "Why?" I inquired. "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I inquired.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."”
during the time that
From this reading “"The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.”
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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 He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I inquired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He examined him, asked me a few brief questions, and then fixing his eyes upon me, exclaimed in Italian:-- "This is a rather curious affair, signore."
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From this reading "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
during the time that
From this reading "The gentleman was taken this evening while we were walking together.
which person or people
From this reading On entering the room I noticed that the doctor sniffed the air mysteriously as he crossed to the patient, who I now saw was unconscious.
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From this reading "Why?"
