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A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound. The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence. At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman: "Drive home first!" And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Drive home first!"”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.”
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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 A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
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From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
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From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
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From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
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From this reading And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."
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From this reading And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."
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From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
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From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
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From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
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From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
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From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
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From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
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From this reading "Drive home first!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Drive home first!"
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
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From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
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From this reading "Drive home first!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
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From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
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From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
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From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
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From this reading And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."
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From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
not any; not one
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
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From this reading And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And to me, resuming his seat: "We had nigh forgotten the case of pistols, Carus."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
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From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shock of certainty aroused me from the stunned lethargy which had chained me to silence.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading A NIGHT AND A MORNING As our coach passed Crown Street I could no longer doubt whither we were bound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same moment Sir Peter thrust his head from the window and called to his coachman:
