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Chapter XIV
THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes. What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it. It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections. "Mr. Littell to see you, sir," it said. "Show him in," I answered mechanically.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Show him in," I answered mechanically.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Show him in," I answered mechanically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Show him in," I answered mechanically.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
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From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
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From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Show him in," I answered mechanically.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
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From this reading "Mr. Littell to see you, sir," it said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading "Show him in," I answered mechanically.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
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From this reading "Mr. Littell to see you, sir," it said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
not any; not one
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Littell to see you, sir," it said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Littell to see you, sir," it said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Show him in," I answered mechanically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Littell to see you, sir," it said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
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From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
at the time that
From this reading It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading What remains to be told is as well told shortly and I have no wish to linger over it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
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From this reading THE DEATH OF WINTERS Let me now pass quickly on with my tale over the few succeeding hours which witnessed its final scenes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Littell to see you, sir," it said.
