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Chapter XIV
NOTHING REMARKABLE IN IT. Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet. His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air. Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune. McElwin dropped down in an arm chair.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “NOTHING REMARKABLE IN IT.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “NOTHING REMARKABLE IN IT.”
during the time that
From this reading “Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
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From this reading McElwin dropped down in an arm chair.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
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From this reading McElwin dropped down in an arm chair.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
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From this reading McElwin dropped down in an arm chair.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
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From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
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From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOTHING REMARKABLE IN IT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NOTHING REMARKABLE IN IT.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
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From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading NOTHING REMARKABLE IN IT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NOTHING REMARKABLE IN IT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
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From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
during the time that
From this reading Eva was seated at the piano, half turned from it, while with one hand she felt about to touch the nerve of some half-forgotten tune.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
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From this reading His wife sat near the window, watching the swallows cutting black circles in the dusky air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. McElwin put aside his newspaper and paced slowly up and down the room, his slippered feet falling with an emphatic pat on the carpet.
