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Chapter VIII
He checked Boyd's room after a while. But his partner wasn't home. _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_. He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd. But he didn't waste any time with it.
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later than; following
From this reading “He checked Boyd's room after a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he didn't waste any time with it.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “But he didn't waste any time with it.”
during the time that
From this reading “He checked Boyd's room after a while.”
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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 He checked Boyd's room after a while.
later than; following
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
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From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
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From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
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From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
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From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
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From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
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From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
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From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
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From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
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From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
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From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
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From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought of a sermon on the Evils of Alcohol, and decided he'd better read it to himself instead of delivering it to Boyd.
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From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
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From this reading But his partner wasn't home.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
during the time that
From this reading He checked Boyd's room after a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he didn't waste any time with it.
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From this reading _Probably at work already_, Malone thought, _while I lie here useless and helpless_.
