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Chapter IV
PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray. "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast. Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city." I sat up and rubbed my eyes. "Who's going to the city?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.”
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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 PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
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From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading "Who's going to the city?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
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From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
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From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
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From this reading "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
up to a particular time
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
which person or people
From this reading PURSUING KNIGHTS I didn't sleep until near daybreak, and was aroused at nine o'clock by Flynn, who appeared at the door in his chauffeur's togs, carrying a tray.
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From this reading "Who's going to the city?"
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From this reading "The wife didn't come back, sorr, but I made coffee and toast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sorry to waken you, but I'm takin' the new car into the city."
