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Chapter XXXI
IS IT A MATTER OF FIGURES? It was seven o’clock in the evening. Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door. It was time. An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.”
wealth or financial means
From this reading “An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.”
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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 IS IT A MATTER OF FIGURES?
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From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was seven o’clock in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IS IT A MATTER OF FIGURES?
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
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From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was seven o’clock in the evening.
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From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS IT A MATTER OF FIGURES?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IS IT A MATTER OF FIGURES?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IS IT A MATTER OF FIGURES?
not any; not one
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was seven o’clock in the evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IS IT A MATTER OF FIGURES?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was seven o’clock in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
wealth or financial means
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was seven o’clock in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was seven o’clock in the evening.
at the time that
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Jarriquez had all the time been absorbed in working at the puzzle--and was no further advanced--and had forgotten the time of repast and the time of repose, when there came a knock at his study door.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An hour later, and all the cerebral substance of the vexed magistrate would certainly have evaporated under the intense heat into which he had worked his head.
