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Chapter XX
THE KNOCK-OUT DROPS. The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away. It meant him. There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom. At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.”
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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 There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading THE KNOCK-OUT DROPS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It meant him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It meant him.
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From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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From this reading THE KNOCK-OUT DROPS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
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From this reading It meant him.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
above and across; more than
From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KNOCK-OUT DROPS.
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From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
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From this reading The man of many trails read the inscription on the wall more than once before he turned away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he went over to the dead man in the chair, and, lifting the body, he knew what had terminated Jack Redmond’s career.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was not the least doubt of this, and for some time the detective stood rooted to the spot, as it were, and looked at what appeared to be a record of doom.
