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Chapter XI
ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer. We were alone. Old File and his son were occupied in the garrets. Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill. They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were alone.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.”
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading “They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.”
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From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old File and his son were occupied in the garrets.
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From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
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From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
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From this reading Old File and his son were occupied in the garrets.
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From this reading Old File and his son were occupied in the garrets.
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From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old File and his son were occupied in the garrets.
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From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
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From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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From this reading Old File and his son were occupied in the garrets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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From this reading Old File and his son were occupied in the garrets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
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From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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From this reading Old File and his son were occupied in the garrets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
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From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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From this reading Screw had been sent to Barkingham, accompanied, on the usual precautionary plan, by Mill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were alone.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were alone.
at the time that
From this reading They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
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From this reading ONE morning I was engaged in the principal workroom with my employer.
