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Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door. The two peered at each other in the dusk. The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face. Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy. There was an air of prosperity about him.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There was an air of prosperity about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was an air of prosperity about him.
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From this reading There was an air of prosperity about him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an air of prosperity about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two peered at each other in the dusk.
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From this reading Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.
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From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
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From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
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From this reading Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.
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From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
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From this reading The two peered at each other in the dusk.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two peered at each other in the dusk.
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From this reading Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.
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From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
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From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
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From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
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From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
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From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
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From this reading Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was an air of prosperity about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two peered at each other in the dusk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
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From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
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From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an air of prosperity about him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
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From this reading The two peered at each other in the dusk.
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From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
above and across; more than
From this reading Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two peered at each other in the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of prosperity about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jocelyn rose from her seat, stretching out her hands, as Nielsen came slowly forward from the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of prosperity about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two peered at each other in the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant, going out, turned up the light, and it leaped suddenly forth from the twisted brackets on the walls upon the man’s square figure, and the girl’s flushed and smiling face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an air of prosperity about him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nielsen bowed low over her hand with his elaborate courtesy.
