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Chapter IX
Saying these words, I smiled. I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort. It had not to be necessarily a mirthful smile. Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly. “The pony got away from him--eh?”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Saying these words, I smiled.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.”
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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 I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading “The pony got away from him--eh?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had not to be necessarily a mirthful smile.
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From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
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From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading “The pony got away from him--eh?”
apart from; not including
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The pony got away from him--eh?”
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From this reading “The pony got away from him--eh?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had not to be necessarily a mirthful smile.
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From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The pony got away from him--eh?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Saying these words, I smiled.
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From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
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From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading It had not to be necessarily a mirthful smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading It had not to be necessarily a mirthful smile.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had not to be necessarily a mirthful smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading “The pony got away from him--eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
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From this reading Saying these words, I smiled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saying these words, I smiled.
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From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The pony got away from him--eh?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Saying these words, I smiled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
in the direction of
From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
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From this reading Turning his head toward me, Captain C---- smiled, too, rather joylessly.
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From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I don't know why I smiled, except that it seemed absolutely impossible to mention Almayer's name without a smile of a sort.
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From this reading Saying these words, I smiled.
