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Chapter XXVI
The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking. Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear. The man is not insane, I suppose?’ ‘Not he--he’s sensible enough,’ said the dairyman, and paused. He was a man noisy with his associates--stolid and taciturn with strangers.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The man is not insane, I suppose?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.”
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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 Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
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From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
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From this reading Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
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From this reading He was a man noisy with his associates--stolid and taciturn with strangers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
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From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
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From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
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From this reading ‘Not he--he’s sensible enough,’ said the dairyman, and paused.
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From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
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From this reading Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Not he--he’s sensible enough,’ said the dairyman, and paused.
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From this reading ‘Not he--he’s sensible enough,’ said the dairyman, and paused.
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From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
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From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
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From this reading The man is not insane, I suppose?’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man is not insane, I suppose?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man is not insane, I suppose?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a man noisy with his associates--stolid and taciturn with strangers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man is not insane, I suppose?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Not he--he’s sensible enough,’ said the dairyman, and paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Not he--he’s sensible enough,’ said the dairyman, and paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a man noisy with his associates--stolid and taciturn with strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a man noisy with his associates--stolid and taciturn with strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man is not insane, I suppose?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a man noisy with his associates--stolid and taciturn with strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owen approached him and said-- ‘A singular thing has happened, I hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
in the direction of
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man noisy with his associates--stolid and taciturn with strangers.
at the time that
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
which person or people
From this reading The dairyman, who had hitherto been talking loudly on some absorbing subject to the maids and men milking around him, turned his face towards the head of the cow when Owen passed, and ceased speaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a man noisy with his associates--stolid and taciturn with strangers.
