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Chapter XXXIV
Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder. Then he laughed. It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh. Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully. “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.”
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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 It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he laughed.
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading Then he laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading Then he laughed.
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.
in the direction of
From this reading Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.
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From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin turned his head towards his prisoner and nodded thoughtfully.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
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From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster, lying flat upon his little bed, watched with dilated eyes the disappearance of the ladder.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “What a constitution, my friend!” he exclaimed, without any trace of disturbance in his voice.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a queer sound--broken, spasmodic, devoid of any of the ordinary elements of humor--and yet it was a laugh.
