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Chapter XIX
STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly. As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts. A cheerful fire burnt upon the hearth now as then. There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon. The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.”
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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 STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
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From this reading A cheerful fire burnt upon the hearth now as then.
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From this reading A cheerful fire burnt upon the hearth now as then.
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From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
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From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
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From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
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From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
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From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
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From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
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From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
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From this reading A cheerful fire burnt upon the hearth now as then.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
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From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
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From this reading A cheerful fire burnt upon the hearth now as then.
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From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
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From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
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From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
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From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
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From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
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From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
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From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
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From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
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From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
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From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
not one, and not any
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
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From this reading A cheerful fire burnt upon the hearth now as then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
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From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful fire burnt upon the hearth now as then.
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From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading STROKE AND COUNTER-STROKE Those fifteen minutes had none the less proved a _mauvais quart d'heure_ for Mr. Kelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
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From this reading The text which he had read in the Deanery recurred to him: 'Her ways are the ways of Death; her feet take hold on Hell.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
at the time that
From this reading As he entered the room, the memories of the grey morning when first he stood there were heavy upon his thoughts.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was the settee on which her ladyship had lain in her pretended swoon.
