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Chapter V
Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel. "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor. "Indeed I would," was the reply. "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more? Delicious soup.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.”
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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 "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
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From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
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From this reading Delicious soup.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
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From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Indeed I would," was the reply.
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From this reading "Indeed I would," was the reply.
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From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed I would," was the reply.
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From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
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From this reading Delicious soup.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would you mind, Miss Stonor," he continued insinuatingly, "half a ladleful more?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Indeed I would," was the reply.
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From this reading Mr Rawlinson passed his hands through his iron-grey hair, and smiled as he watched the ladle go down into the steaming fluid and come up again to be emptied into the plate held by Daniel.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And so, Rawlinson, you would heavily fine the companies?" said the doctor.
