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AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC. THE INNER HOUSE. PROLOGUE. AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION. "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading “"Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.”
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
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From this reading THE INNER HOUSE.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading THE INNER HOUSE.
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From this reading AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading PROLOGUE.
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From this reading AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Professor!" cried the Director, rushing to meet their guest and lecturer as the door was thrown open, and the great man appeared, calm and composed, as if there was nothing more in the wind than an ordinary Scientific Discourse.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN" "FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM" "ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN" "HERR PAULUS" ETC.
