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Chapter VIII
Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant. On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing. Three had been placed on one side. “Still on the track of the elusive bicyclist?” Holmes asked cheerfully.
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later than; following
From this reading “Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Holmes asked cheerfully.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Three had been placed on one side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Three had been placed on one side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Still on the track of the elusive bicyclist?””
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ““Still on the track of the elusive bicyclist?””
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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 On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
later than; following
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Holmes asked cheerfully.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three had been placed on one side.
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From this reading “Still on the track of the elusive bicyclist?”
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From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
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From this reading Holmes asked cheerfully.
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From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
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From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Still on the track of the elusive bicyclist?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three had been placed on one side.
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From this reading Holmes asked cheerfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
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From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
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From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three had been placed on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three had been placed on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three had been placed on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still on the track of the elusive bicyclist?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
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From this reading Three had been placed on one side.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “Still on the track of the elusive bicyclist?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters and telegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and White Mason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local police sergeant.
