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Chapter XXVI
QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning. Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen. The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud. He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour. He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.”
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading “He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.”
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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 The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
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From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
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From this reading He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
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From this reading The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
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From this reading The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
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From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
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From this reading The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
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From this reading He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
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From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
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From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
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From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
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From this reading He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
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From this reading The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
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From this reading The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
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From this reading The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
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From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
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From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
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From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dull apathy, mental and moral, passed from him like a cloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
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From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
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From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was amazed that he should have failed to see the moral issue raised by Muller.
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From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
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From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
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From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
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From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was keenly alive once more, keenly sensitive to every question that touched his personal honour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Unwittingly Felix Muller had startled him out of the condition of semi-insensibility into which he had fallen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading QUESTIONS TO BE FACED Rufus sat staring into the fire for the best part of an hour, with eyes full of pain and questioning.
