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Chapter XVI
"Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning. I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow. He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding. "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he. "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.”
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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 "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
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From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
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From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
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From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
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From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
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From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
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From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
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From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
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From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
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From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
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From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I looked up and found the orator in bed, propped upon his elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at me--his eyes were always fascinating--and I waited to attend upon his bidding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A stream of nonsense was rippling through my mind at the time and I was too much taken up with it to feel what he said, but it hit me hard just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't make a fire," were the first words I heard at morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know that what uncle said last night didn't strike me very hard until just a few moments ago?" said he.
