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Chapter XXVI
AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair. The color mounted almost to his forehead. It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted. Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him. A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.”
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.”
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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 It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
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From this reading The color mounted almost to his forehead.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
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From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
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From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
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From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
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From this reading The color mounted almost to his forehead.
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From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
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From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
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From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.
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From this reading Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The color mounted almost to his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
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From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.
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From this reading The color mounted almost to his forehead.
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From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.
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From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.
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From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The color mounted almost to his forehead.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The color mounted almost to his forehead.
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From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN OLD STORY Guy moved uneasily upon his chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a humiliation this, upon which he had not counted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A serviette was tucked carefully underneath his collar, and his face was a little flushed with the exercise of eating.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Monsieur Grisson was sitting within a few feet of him.
