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Chapter XXXVIII
THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair. In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape. "Who's that?" he cried out. Falkenberg calmly turned on the electric light. "Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who's that?" he cried out.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.”
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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 In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
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From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
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From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
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From this reading Falkenberg calmly turned on the electric light.
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From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who's that?" he cried out.
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From this reading Falkenberg calmly turned on the electric light.
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From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
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From this reading Falkenberg calmly turned on the electric light.
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From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
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From this reading "Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who's that?" he cried out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
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From this reading Falkenberg calmly turned on the electric light.
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From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Falkenberg calmly turned on the electric light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
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From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
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From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Still here, my friend?" he remarked significantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who's that?" he cried out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
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From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
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From this reading Falkenberg calmly turned on the electric light.
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From this reading In the unlit room the figure of his master seemed to have assumed a portentous, almost a threatening shape.
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From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
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From this reading THE ONE WAY OUT Estermen started up from his chair.
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From this reading "Who's that?" he cried out.
