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Chapter XXIX
“Don’t be alarmed, Bashwood,” he began. “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned. I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs. Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate. I have found out what you really want with me--at last!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t be alarmed, Bashwood,” he began.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have found out what you really want with me--at last!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.”
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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 “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
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From this reading “Don’t be alarmed, Bashwood,” he began.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
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From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
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From this reading “Don’t be alarmed, Bashwood,” he began.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be alarmed, Bashwood,” he began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t be alarmed, Bashwood,” he began.
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From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
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From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
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From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be alarmed, Bashwood,” he began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have found out what you really want with me--at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t be alarmed, Bashwood,” he began.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
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From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
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From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
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From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have found out what you really want with me--at last!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
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From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
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From this reading I have found out what you really want with me--at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have found out what you really want with me--at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
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From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The subject of our conversation is a subject exhausted, so far as I am concerned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
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From this reading I have found out what you really want with me--at last!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have found out what you really want with me--at last!
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever else I may be in the dark about, I have made one discovery, at any rate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have found out what you really want with me--at last!
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From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have only a few last words to say, and it’s a habit of mine, as you know, to say my last words on my legs.
