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Chapter VIII
POLITICS. JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life. His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him. In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression. The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.”
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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 JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
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From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
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From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
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From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.
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From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
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From this reading The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.
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From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
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From this reading The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
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From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
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From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
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From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
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From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
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From this reading POLITICS.
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From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
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From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
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From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
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From this reading The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.
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From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
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From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading JUDGING by appearances, Mr. Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.
