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Chapter XXV
STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man. He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs. He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare. Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space. His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.”
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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 His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
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From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
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From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.
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From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
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From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
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From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
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From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
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From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
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From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.
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From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
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From this reading He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
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From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
in the direction of
From this reading He directed towards them the same lack-lustre, jeering stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had thrown away the hand-made cigarette, finding that it had not enough saltpetre to make it draw, and was smoking one more suited to the action of his lungs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
in or at the place that
From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
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From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading His head jerked now and then, as a dried flower will shiver in a draught.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unconscious, seemingly, of where he went, Mr. Stone walked with his eyes fixed on space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN'S PRIVATE LIFE Mr. Stone and Thyme, going out, again passed the tall, white young man.
