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Chapter XXVI
FRIEND OR ENEMY? There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone. I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off. Then I sat up in my chair with a start. My cigarette had burnt out, my coffee was cold.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.”
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading “I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I sat up in my chair with a start.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.”
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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 I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading My cigarette had burnt out, my coffee was cold.
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From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
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From this reading Then I sat up in my chair with a start.
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From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading My cigarette had burnt out, my coffee was cold.
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From this reading My cigarette had burnt out, my coffee was cold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading FRIEND OR ENEMY?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading FRIEND OR ENEMY?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My cigarette had burnt out, my coffee was cold.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then I sat up in my chair with a start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
not any; not one
From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
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From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FRIEND OR ENEMY?
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From this reading My cigarette had burnt out, my coffee was cold.
above and across; more than
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
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From this reading Then I sat up in my chair with a start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I sat up in my chair with a start.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading Then I sat up in my chair with a start.
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From this reading There came no summons from Rowchester, and I dined alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
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From this reading Then I sat up in my chair with a start.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My cigarette had burnt out, my coffee was cold.
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From this reading I must have dozed over my after-dinner cigarette, for at first that soft rapping seemed to come to me from a long way off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then I sat up in my chair with a start.
