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Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it. "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?" "Oh, not yet, I hope. But before _her_--yes: long." He was much amused.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But before _her_--yes: long."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But before _her_--yes: long."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Oh, not yet, I hope.”
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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 Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
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From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
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From this reading He was much amused.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before _her_--yes: long."
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From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before _her_--yes: long."
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From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was much amused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But before _her_--yes: long."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading "Oh, not yet, I hope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, not yet, I hope.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before _her_--yes: long."
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From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading He was much amused.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, not yet, I hope.
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From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading "Oh, not yet, I hope.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
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From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
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From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
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From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
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From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
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From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Obert was at all events sufficiently struck with my view to throw out a question on it.
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From this reading But before _her_--yes: long."
but in spite of that
From this reading "Oh, not yet, I hope.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So that, paying to his last drop, Mr. Briss, as you call him, can only die of the business?"
