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Chapter XVII
THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa. He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets. The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks. But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing. It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.”
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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 TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
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From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
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From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
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From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
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From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
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From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
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From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
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From this reading The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks.
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From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
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From this reading The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
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From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
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From this reading The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
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From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks.
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From this reading The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks.
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From this reading The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks.
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
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From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The depot loungers made him a focus of inquiring looks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
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From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED From the local eastbound a man swung to the station platform at Mesa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
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From this reading It was as if behind the veil of his indifference there rested a perpetual vigilance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
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From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a dark, slim, little man, wiry and supple, with restless black eyes which pierced one like bullets.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But, in spite of his careless ease, a shrewd observer would have read anxiety in his bearing.
