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Chapter III
MR. JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening. It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London. He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought. The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.”
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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 It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
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From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
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From this reading The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
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From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
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From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He removed his big cigar from his fat red lips, and became absorbed in thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
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From this reading The train rushed past Hassocks and Three Bridges and East Croydon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It appeared the next morning under a conspicuous head-line in the daily newspapers, and Mr. Sidney Jarvice read the item in the Pullman car as he traveled from Brighton to his office in London.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JARVICE The news of Lattery's death was telegraphed to England on the same evening.
