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Chapter XXXIV
Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal. This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings. The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set. There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily. Yet they were both pale.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet they were both pale.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Yet they were both pale.
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From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
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From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
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From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
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From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
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From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
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From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
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From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
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From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
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From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
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From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
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From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
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From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
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From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
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From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
not any; not one
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
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From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
above and across; more than
From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
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From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
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From this reading Yet they were both pale.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was every indication that however little the two might have eaten, they had been drinking heavily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
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From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This time the deterioration in their own appearance seemed to have spread itself to their surroundings.
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From this reading Once more the two men sat over the remnants of their evening meal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
in or at the place that
From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
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From this reading The table was ill-laid, there were no flowers, an empty bottle of wine and several decanters remained where they had been set.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet they were both pale.
