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Chapter I
Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes. The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion. “Thomas!” absently. “Yes, m’lord.” “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.”
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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 Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
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From this reading “Thomas!” absently.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
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From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
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From this reading “Yes, m’lord.”
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
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From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Thomas the footman waited, a look of concentrated interest on his unprepossessing face, whilst the pale man behind the big library desk sorted out a small pile of treasury notes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The battered steel box from which they were taken was full to the brim with bank and treasury notes of all denominations in hopeless confusion.
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From this reading “Yes, m’lord.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Put this money in that envelope--not that one, you fool, the gray one.
