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Chapter XXXIX
Jack looked eagerly into the cell again. There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed. Schwartz opened the drawer of the table. Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together. He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.”
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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 was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
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From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
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From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.
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From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
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From this reading Schwartz opened the drawer of the table.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
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From this reading Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.
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From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
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From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
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From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.
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From this reading Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
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From this reading Schwartz opened the drawer of the table.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Schwartz opened the drawer of the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
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From this reading Schwartz opened the drawer of the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack looked eagerly into the cell again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took from the drawer the song, and two of the drinking-glasses, and called to his little guest to come out of the cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
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From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no change--not a sign of that happy waking in which he so firmly believed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobacco and pipes; two or three small drinking-glasses; a dirty pack of playing-cards; the mad watchman's song, with a woodcut illustration of the suicide--all lay huddled together.
