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Chapter XXIX
THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him. He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered. "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him. "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said. "They've taken Phillopolis!"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.”
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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 He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
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From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
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From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
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From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
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From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
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From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
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From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
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From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
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From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They've taken Phillopolis!"
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From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
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From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
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From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
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From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
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From this reading "They've taken Phillopolis!"
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From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
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From this reading "They've taken Phillopolis!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You can keep all that talk for another time," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
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From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE IN THE ROOM As Silva anticipated, the colonel was up and waiting for him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was playing Patience on his desk and looked up with a scowl as the Portuguese entered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
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From this reading "So you've been skulking, have you, Pinto?" he began, but the other interrupted him.
