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Chapter XXI
She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture. "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him. "Yes, I'm ill." He held to a chair and tipped it back and forth. "For goodness' sake, don't talk about it any more.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"For goodness' sake, don't talk about it any more.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He held to a chair and tipped it back and forth.”
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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 held to a chair and tipped it back and forth.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "For goodness' sake, don't talk about it any more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading "For goodness' sake, don't talk about it any more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
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From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading He held to a chair and tipped it back and forth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
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From this reading "For goodness' sake, don't talk about it any more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading He held to a chair and tipped it back and forth.
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From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading "For goodness' sake, don't talk about it any more.
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From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading He held to a chair and tipped it back and forth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading "Yes, I'm ill."
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From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He held to a chair and tipped it back and forth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
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From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
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From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For goodness' sake, don't talk about it any more.
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From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
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From this reading "For goodness' sake, don't talk about it any more.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He held to a chair and tipped it back and forth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He held to a chair and tipped it back and forth.
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From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
at the time that
From this reading She cried out when next she saw him, for between this and their next meeting he had grown gaunter, more nervous, sharper in voice and gesture.
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From this reading "Yes, I'm ill."
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From this reading "Oh, you're ill!" she said, and stepped back as though she did not know him.
