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THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre! Je puis donc boire tout mon soûl. Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre." --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison. A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.”
in the direction of
From this reading “--_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.”
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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 A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading Je puis donc boire tout mon soûl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
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From this reading Je puis donc boire tout mon soûl.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
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From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
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From this reading A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
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From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
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From this reading A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
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From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
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From this reading A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
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From this reading A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
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From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
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From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
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From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
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From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
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From this reading Je puis donc boire tout mon soûl.
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From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
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From this reading A pall of fog hung a few hundred feet above London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Je puis donc boire tout mon soûl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Je puis donc boire tout mon soûl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURDERER "Ma femme est morte, je suis libre!
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From this reading Je puis donc boire tout mon soûl.
in the direction of
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorsque je rentrais sans un sou, Ses cris me déchiraient la fibre."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The rain had ceased but the night was bitter cold, as Dr. Morton Sims' motor went from his house in Russell Square towards the North London Prison.
