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Chapter XIX
Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat. He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him. "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated. "I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied. "I think it best that I remain here.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think it best that I remain here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think it best that I remain here.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
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From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think it best that I remain here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
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From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
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From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
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From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
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From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think it best that I remain here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think it best that I remain here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think it best that I remain here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think it best that I remain here.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied.
up to a particular time
From this reading "I cannot leave until the twentieth," Nikasti replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He closed the door of the bedroom from which he had issued carefully behind him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fischer raised his eyebrows in mild surprise to find Nikasti waiting for him in the sitting room that evening, with his overcoat and evening hat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't need to go on with this business now that we have had our little talk," he remonstrated.
