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Chapter VIII
For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar. Mentally he was not at ease. Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier. But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him. He was not sure.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not sure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for 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 Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
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From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mentally he was not at ease.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
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From this reading Mentally he was not at ease.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mentally he was not at ease.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
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From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
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From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading Mentally he was not at ease.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mentally he was not at ease.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar.
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From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
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From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mary Standish had come to him like a soldier, and she had left him like a soldier.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mentally he was not at ease.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But in that last glimpse of her face he had caught for an instant something which she had not betrayed in his cabin—a stab of what he thought was pain in her tear-wet eyes as she smiled, a proud regret, possibly a shadow of humiliation at last—or it may have been a pity for him.
