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Chapter XVI
THE SATURNALIA OF 69. Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table. There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them. “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly. Then entering, he said to Domitia:
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.”
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From this reading THE SATURNALIA OF 69.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
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From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
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From this reading “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly.
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
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From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
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From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
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From this reading Then entering, he said to Domitia:
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
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From this reading Then entering, he said to Domitia:
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
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From this reading “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly.
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From this reading “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
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From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SATURNALIA OF 69.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
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From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SATURNALIA OF 69.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SATURNALIA OF 69.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
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From this reading Then entering, he said to Domitia:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There passed whispers and nudges from one to another—but all ceased as the British slave put together his hands as a swimmer and plunged through them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eboracus brushed aside some urchins and girls blocking the door, looking in with eager, twinkling eyes at the strange lady and at the set out of dolls on the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Get away you sprats and gudgeons,” said he, good-humoredly.
