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Chapter XXXII
“Come on, let’s go down to the local.” So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days. The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers. “What do I want with socialism?” Martin demanded.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come on, let’s go down to the local.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.”
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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 So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
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From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
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From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
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From this reading Martin demanded.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
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From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
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From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
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From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
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From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
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From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
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From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
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From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
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From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
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From this reading Martin demanded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
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From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
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From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
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From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
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From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
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From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
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From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
