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Chapter XXI
Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave. “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted. “Do you ever read your paper?” “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.” “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you ever read your paper?””
apart from; not including
From this reading “Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.””
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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 Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
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From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
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From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
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From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
apart from; not including
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I haven’t looked at one since Plymouth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I thought he was in prison?” exclaimed the ironmaster when the two were closeted.
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Upton was dumfoundered when the top-floor door in Glasshouse Street was opened before Eugene Thrush could insert his key; for it was the sombre Mullins who admitted the gentleman as though nothing had happened to him except a fairly recent shave.
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From this reading “Well, I howked him out first thing yesterday morning.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you ever read your paper?”
