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Chapter IX
A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish. "He's outside, sir--in Mr. Barton's room. Shall I show him in?" Brooks for a moment hesitated. He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"He's outside, sir--in Mr. Barton's room.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I show him in?"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.”
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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 A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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From this reading "He's outside, sir--in Mr. Barton's room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brooks for a moment hesitated.
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From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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From this reading "He's outside, sir--in Mr. Barton's room.
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From this reading Brooks for a moment hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall I show him in?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I show him in?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
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From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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From this reading Brooks for a moment hesitated.
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From this reading "He's outside, sir--in Mr. Barton's room.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He's outside, sir--in Mr. Barton's room.
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From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
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From this reading "He's outside, sir--in Mr. Barton's room.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I show him in?"
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From this reading Shall I show him in?"
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From this reading "He's outside, sir--in Mr. Barton's room.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
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From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
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From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He glanced at a letter which lay open upon the desk before him, and which he had read and re-read many times.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A TEMPTING OFFER The small boy brought in the card and laid it on Brooks' desk with a flourish.
