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Chapter VIII
If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it. He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him. His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes. A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face. He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.”
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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 A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
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From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
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From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
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From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
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From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
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From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
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From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
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From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
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From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
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From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
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From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
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From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
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From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
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From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
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From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A livid scar bit deep into his forehead; his mouth was a cold thin slash in his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
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From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
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From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
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From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
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From this reading He puffed complacently on his black briar pipe watching and listening to the leathery-faced man across from him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His visitor was angular, about sixty, with gray-black hair and hard-squinted eyes.
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From this reading He wore the uniform of a Major General in the United States Air Force.
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From this reading If Colonel Michael Gotch were worried, he didn't show it.
