The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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Chapter VII
The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered. Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water. I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes. “Stangerson too!” he muttered.
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past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.”
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From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading he muttered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading he muttered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
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From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
above and across; more than
From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
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From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
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From this reading “Stangerson too!”
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From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading “Stangerson too!”
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From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
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From this reading Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
belonging to which person
From this reading I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 07: Light in the Darkness?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER VII....", what tone does the author establish?
