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Chapter XXVIII
"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir. You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir." The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer. I started bolt upright in bed and stared around. I was in my underground chamber.
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later than; following
From this reading “"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.”
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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 "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
later than; following
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
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From this reading I was in my underground chamber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
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From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
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From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
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From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
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From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
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From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
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From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
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From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
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From this reading I was in my underground chamber.
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
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From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
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From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
