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Chapter XV
The curtain falls. ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later. The doors are all open. SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready. He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The doors are all open.”
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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 ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading The doors are all open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doors are all open.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
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From this reading The curtain falls.
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From this reading The doors are all open.
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From this reading The curtain falls.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
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From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The doors are all open.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
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From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
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From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The curtain falls.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
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From this reading He arranges papers on COKESON'S table; then goes to a covered washstand, raises the lid, and looks at himself in the mirror.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SWEEDLE, now blessed with a sprouting moustache, is getting the offices ready.
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From this reading ACT IV The scene is again COKESON'S room, at a few minutes to ten of a March morning, two years later.
