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Chapter VI
THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS. Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater. The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor. There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half. On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.”
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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 There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
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From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
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From this reading THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
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From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
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From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
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From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS.
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From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
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From this reading THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
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From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRISON OFFICIALS.
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From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
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From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There a cord, stretched from wall to wall, divided the room nearly in half.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although Mankell was ushered in by the chief warder, he was in actual charge of Warder Slater.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The apartment into which he was shown was not that in which prisoners ordinarily interviewed the governor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On one side stood the prisoner, with the officer in charge of him; on the other sat the governor.
