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Chapter XXIII
They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only. Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair. Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued. Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning. With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.”
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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 They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
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From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.
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From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
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From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
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From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
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From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
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From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
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From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
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From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
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From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
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From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
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From this reading With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.
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From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
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From this reading With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
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From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
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From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
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From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
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From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
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From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
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From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
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From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her complexion was as noticeably fresh as Hilliard's was wan and fatigued.
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From this reading Hilliard led the way upstairs; and Patty, still keeping an embarrassed silence, sat down on the easy-chair.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where Patty's skin showed a dimple, his bore a gash, the result of an accident in shaving this morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With hands behind he stood in front of the girl.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shook hands without a word, their eyes meeting for an instant only.
