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Chapter XVII
IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess. He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport. I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker. Will you join me?" Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:”
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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 He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
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From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading Will you join me?"
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you join me?"
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From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
not any; not one
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
above and across; more than
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
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From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
belonging to which person
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you join me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
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From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
