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Chapter IX
These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man. He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf. There were always matches there--by his order. The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before. “A box .
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were always matches there--by his order.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.”
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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 box .
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From this reading There were always matches there--by his order.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
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From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.
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From this reading “A box .
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were always matches there--by his order.
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From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
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From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
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From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.
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From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
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From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
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From this reading The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
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From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
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From this reading The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.
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From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
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From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
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From this reading There were always matches there--by his order.
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From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were always matches there--by his order.
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From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
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From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
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From this reading The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
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From this reading There were always matches there--by his order.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
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From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He extended his hand to put back the matchbox in its corner of the shelf.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The steward had his instructions impressed upon him long before.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
but in spite of that
From this reading These instantaneous thoughts were yet in their essence heavy and slow, partaking of the nature of the man.
