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Chapter V
FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table. Professor Liedenbrock seemed to be greatly abstracted. The ruling thought gave him no rest. Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny. He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading “He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ruling thought gave him no rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Professor Liedenbrock seemed to be greatly abstracted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ruling thought gave him no rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.”
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From this reading Professor Liedenbrock seemed to be greatly abstracted.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
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From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading Professor Liedenbrock seemed to be greatly abstracted.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading The ruling thought gave him no rest.
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From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
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From this reading Professor Liedenbrock seemed to be greatly abstracted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ruling thought gave him no rest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading Professor Liedenbrock seemed to be greatly abstracted.
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From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
not any; not one
From this reading The ruling thought gave him no rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading Professor Liedenbrock seemed to be greatly abstracted.
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From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ruling thought gave him no rest.
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From this reading The ruling thought gave him no rest.
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From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Professor Liedenbrock seemed to be greatly abstracted.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ruling thought gave him no rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY I had only just time to replace the unfortunate document upon the table.
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From this reading He had brought all the resources of his mind to bear upon it during his walk, and he had come back to apply some new combination.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Evidently he had gone deeply into the matter, analytically and with profound scrutiny.
