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Chapter XXXII
THE SEARCH To return to Bishop. Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village. There, however, he could hear nothing. No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there. And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There, however, he could hear nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, however, he could hear nothing.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “There, however, he could hear nothing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There, however, he could hear nothing.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
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From this reading THE SEARCH To return to Bishop.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There, however, he could hear nothing.
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From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
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From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, however, he could hear nothing.
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From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There, however, he could hear nothing.
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From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
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From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
not any; not one
From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There, however, he could hear nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
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From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
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From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
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From this reading THE SEARCH To return to Bishop.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEARCH To return to Bishop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one of Henrietta’s figure and appearance had been seen there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH To return to Bishop.
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From this reading There, however, he could hear nothing.
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From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEARCH To return to Bishop.
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From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
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From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
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From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
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From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
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From this reading Thrown off the trail in the wood, he pushed along the road as far as Windermere village.
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From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
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From this reading And in the worst of humours, with the world as well as with himself, he put about and returned to the inn.
