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Chapter VI
COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us. Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up. In grim silence he listened to my faltering words. When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring. "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.”
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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 When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
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From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
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From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
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From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
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From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
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From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
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From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
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From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
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From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
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From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
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From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
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From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
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From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
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From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
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From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
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From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
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From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
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From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
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From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
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From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
at the time that
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
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From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
but in spite of that
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
