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_First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week. I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery. The name, Tarn, was unknown to me. I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat. His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The name, Tarn, was unknown to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.”
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From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
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From this reading His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
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From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
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From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
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From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
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From this reading His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
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From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
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From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
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From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
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From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
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From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
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From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
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From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
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From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
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From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name, Tarn, was unknown to me.
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From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
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From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The name, Tarn, was unknown to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
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From this reading I found a fair-haired man of thirty in a faded and frayed suit of mustard-colour, holding in his hand a broken straw hat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
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From this reading The name, Tarn, was unknown to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
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From this reading _First Published in 1911_ It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week.
at the time that
From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
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From this reading I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery.
