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Chapter IX
I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket. Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward. As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet. I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too. It was impossible to say the effect it had on him.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.
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From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
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From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
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From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
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From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
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From this reading As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.
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From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
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From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
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From this reading It was impossible to say the effect it had on him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
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From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
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From this reading As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was impossible to say the effect it had on him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
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From this reading It was impossible to say the effect it had on him.
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From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
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From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
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From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
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From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.
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From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
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From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.
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From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
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From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
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From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
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From this reading It was impossible to say the effect it had on him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
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From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
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From this reading Ransome carried off two big doses to the men forward.
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From this reading I crumpled up the letter and rammed it into my pocket.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible to say the effect it had on him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went instead to the door of Mr. Burns’ room, and gave him that news, too.
but in spite of that
From this reading As to myself, I did not go on deck as yet.
