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Chapter XIX
On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem. He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible. Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house. "Mug-house?" said I. "What in the devil's name is a mug-house?"
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later than; following
From this reading “On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What in the devil's name is a mug-house?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.”
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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 Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
later than; following
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
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From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
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From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
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From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What in the devil's name is a mug-house?"
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From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What in the devil's name is a mug-house?"
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From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
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From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
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From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What in the devil's name is a mug-house?"
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From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
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From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
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From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
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From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What in the devil's name is a mug-house?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On my way to my chamber I met the innkeeper and casually asked him after Paddy and Jem.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What in the devil's name is a mug-house?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Later a drawer came to my door and told me that Paddy and Jem, with three men-servants of gentlemen sleeping at the inn, had sallied out to a mug-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said that he would send to have word of them and inform me as soon as possible.
