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Chapter XXXVII
Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night. Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind. "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared. The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness. "Oh, it is you, is it!
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.”
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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 lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
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From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
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From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
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From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
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From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
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From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
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From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
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From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, it is you, is it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it is you, is it!
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From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
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From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
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From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it is you, is it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lawyer peered above a flaring candle into the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Means, himself, answered his knock, and Jerome opened abruptly upon the subject in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerome went to Lawyer Means's that night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I want to give away that money, as I said I would," he declared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, it is you, is it!
