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Chapter VI
Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney. “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully. Too cheerfully perhaps. His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner. He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Too cheerfully perhaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.”
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From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
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From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
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From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
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From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
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From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
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From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
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From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
not any; not one
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
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From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
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From this reading Too cheerfully perhaps.
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From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
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From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
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From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
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From this reading Too cheerfully perhaps.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
