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Chapter XV
“I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk. ‘You are deliberating upon surrender,’ I said. They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why. Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’ But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “‘You are deliberating upon surrender,’ I said.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.”
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You are deliberating upon surrender,’ I said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
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From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
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From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading ‘You are deliberating upon surrender,’ I said.
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From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
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From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
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From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
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From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only Don Jose hid his face in his hands, muttering, ‘Never, never!’
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
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From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
above and across; more than
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
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From this reading ‘You are deliberating upon surrender,’ I said.
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You are deliberating upon surrender,’ I said.
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From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
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From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘You are deliberating upon surrender,’ I said.
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From this reading “I walked up to the table blindly, as though I had been drunk.
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From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
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From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They all sat still, with their noses over the sheet of paper each had before him, God only knows why.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading But as I looked at him, it seemed to me that I could have blown him away with my breath, he looked so frail, so weak, so worn out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You are deliberating upon surrender,’ I said.
