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Chapter I
_Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin. He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision. He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff. His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy. I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “_Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.”
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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 is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision.
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From this reading He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.
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From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.
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From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision.
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From this reading I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.
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From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
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From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.
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From this reading He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
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From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
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From this reading I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.
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From this reading I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.
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From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision.
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From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision.
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From this reading He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.
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From this reading He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I met him one evening at Lady Mary Heyduke's.
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From this reading He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading _Dr. Hesselius Relates How He Met the Rev. Mr. Jennings_ The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin.
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From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also shy.
