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Chapter XXVII
EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED. At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street. He looked extremely grave when he entered my room. After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice: "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
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later than; following
From this reading “After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.”
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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 At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
later than; following
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
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From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
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From this reading EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED.
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From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
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From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
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From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
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From this reading "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
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From this reading EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED.
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From this reading He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.
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From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
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From this reading He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
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From this reading He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
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From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
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From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
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From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
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From this reading EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED.
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From this reading "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
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From this reading "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED.
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From this reading "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
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From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At half-past seven on that same evening, Edwards, in response to a telegram I sent him from Calais, called upon me in Albemarle Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After Haines had taken his hat and coat and we were alone, he said in a low voice:
at the time that
From this reading He looked extremely grave when he entered my room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Royle, I have a rather painful communication to make to you.
