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Chapter XXXV
It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen. For some time after our start, we were silent. Each was occupied with his own thoughts. Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’ ‘I have.’
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later than; following
From this reading “For some time after our start, we were silent.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some time after our start, we were silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some time after our start, we were silent.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.”
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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 is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
later than; following
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
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From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
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From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
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From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
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From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
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From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each was occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
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From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each was occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
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From this reading Each was occupied with his own thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
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From this reading Each was occupied with his own thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each was occupied with his own thoughts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each was occupied with his own thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For some time after our start, we were silent.
at the time that
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
which person or people
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Lessingham, who was sitting at my side, said to me, ‘Mr Champnell, you have that report.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is something of a drive from Waterloo to Limehouse,--it seems longer when all your nerves are tingling with anxiety to reach your journey’s end; and the cab I had hit upon proved to be not the fastest I might have chosen.
