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Chapter IX
Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors. Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them. In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it. Dorothy closed the doors. "All set, Jimmy," said Armstrong, watching Wren calmly.
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later than; following
From this reading “Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.”
during the time that
From this reading “Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.”
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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 Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
later than; following
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading "All set, Jimmy," said Armstrong, watching Wren calmly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
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From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All set, Jimmy," said Armstrong, watching Wren calmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
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From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
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From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All set, Jimmy," said Armstrong, watching Wren calmly.
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From this reading "All set, Jimmy," said Armstrong, watching Wren calmly.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
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From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
up to a particular time
From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
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From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
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From this reading "All set, Jimmy," said Armstrong, watching Wren calmly.
during the time that
From this reading Armstrong led him upstairs to the library, while Dorothy, discovering that Wren had eaten nothing since the previous day and had just come in on the morning train, ordered Uncle Neb to fetch something after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the library, Armstrong procured a bottle of whisky, poured a stiff drink for Wren, and forced him to swallow it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy Wren refused to utter a word until behind closed doors.
