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Chapter XVII
My first thought was of the after house. Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself. I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house. The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace. All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.
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later than; following
From this reading “My first thought was of the after house.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first thought was of the after house.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.”
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading “The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first thought was of the after house.”
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later than; following
From this reading My first thought was of the after house.
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From this reading All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
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From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
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From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
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From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
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From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
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From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
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From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
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From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
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From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
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From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first thought was of the after house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
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From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
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From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
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From this reading All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
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From this reading My first thought was of the after house.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
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From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.
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From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first thought was of the after house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first thought was of the after house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My first thought was of the after house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first thought was of the after house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
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From this reading The cabin was empty: evidently the guard around the pearl handled revolver had been given up on the false promise of peace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first thought was of the after house.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the lights were going, however, and the heat was suffocating.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I felt his heart, which was beating slowly but regularly, and, convinced that he was not dying, ran down into the after house.
which person or people
From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
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From this reading Jones, who had been fond of Burns, was working over him, muttering to himself.
