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Chapter XXII
THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room. The shock of tragedy was still upon him. There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace. As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower. He looked at the building half-fearfully.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at the building half-fearfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shock of tragedy was still upon him.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.”
in the direction of
From this reading “There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The shock of tragedy was still upon him.”
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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 THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at the building half-fearfully.
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From this reading He looked at the building half-fearfully.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower.
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From this reading As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower.
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From this reading He looked at the building half-fearfully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shock of tragedy was still upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the building half-fearfully.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shock of tragedy was still upon him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading The shock of tragedy was still upon him.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower.
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From this reading As he crossed the square towards the Hotel de Paris, his steps grew slower and slower.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shock of tragedy was still upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
in the direction of
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading The shock of tragedy was still upon him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shock of tragedy was still upon him.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shock of tragedy was still upon him.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
which person or people
From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a little choke in his throat as he mingled with the careless, pleasure-loving throng, mostly wending their way now towards the Rooms or the Terrace.
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From this reading THE WRONG MAN Selingman came out into the sunlit streets very much as a man who leaves a dark and shrouded room.
