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Chapter XXVII
BROODING THOUGHTS. "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her. Storms started as if a shot had passed him. "Thinking of--Why nothing that should trouble you." "But you don't care to talk, and me sitting by!"
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later than; following
From this reading “"What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Thinking of--Why nothing that should trouble you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Storms started as if a shot had passed him.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.”
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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 Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
later than; following
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading BROODING THOUGHTS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you don't care to talk, and me sitting by!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But you don't care to talk, and me sitting by!"
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From this reading "But you don't care to talk, and me sitting by!"
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From this reading "But you don't care to talk, and me sitting by!"
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you don't care to talk, and me sitting by!"
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Thinking of--Why nothing that should trouble you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Thinking of--Why nothing that should trouble you."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "But you don't care to talk, and me sitting by!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
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From this reading Storms started as if a shot had passed him.
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From this reading "But you don't care to talk, and me sitting by!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading BROODING THOUGHTS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
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From this reading "Thinking of--Why nothing that should trouble you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you thinking of, Richard, with your eyes wandering out on the water and your mouth so set?" asked the girl, after some moments of silence that began to trouble her.
