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Chapter XXVIII
A GENTLEMAN MULE-BUYER. Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door. Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp. He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face. "Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A GENTLEMAN MULE-BUYER.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.”
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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 A GENTLEMAN MULE-BUYER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
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From this reading Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.
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From this reading "Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
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From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A GENTLEMAN MULE-BUYER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"
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From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
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From this reading "Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
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From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GENTLEMAN MULE-BUYER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"
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From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
above and across; more than
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
at the time that
From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
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From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lyman bade him enter and he stepped forward with a limp.
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From this reading He sat down before saying a word, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Haven't you got out of bed rather soon?"
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From this reading Two days later Lyman was sitting in his office, musing over a pink note from Eva, thanking him for the book, when Zeb Sawyer tapped at the door.
