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Chapter XV
INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap. "Any orders?" he asked. "I go North at eleven to-night." The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face. He looked tired and pallid with overwork and lack of exercise.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Any orders?" he asked.”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked tired and pallid with overwork and lack of exercise.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.”
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.”
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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 INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading "Any orders?" he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Any orders?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I go North at eleven to-night."
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading "I go North at eleven to-night."
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From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading He looked tired and pallid with overwork and lack of exercise.
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading "I go North at eleven to-night."
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Any orders?" he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I go North at eleven to-night."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading He looked tired and pallid with overwork and lack of exercise.
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked tired and pallid with overwork and lack of exercise.
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From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading "I go North at eleven to-night."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
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From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
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From this reading "Any orders?" he asked.
above and across; more than
From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked tired and pallid with overwork and lack of exercise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked tired and pallid with overwork and lack of exercise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked tired and pallid with overwork and lack of exercise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I go North at eleven to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The civilian clerk seated at the desk in the dusty Whitehall office leaned back in his chair and passed his hand over his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading INTO THE WAY OF PEACE The King's Messenger thrust a bundle of sealed envelopes into his black leather despatch-case and closed the lock with a snap.
