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Chapter XVI
A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair. The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere. The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance. He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression. He was dressed in plain dinner clothes of old-fashioned cut.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.”
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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 A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
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From this reading He was dressed in plain dinner clothes of old-fashioned cut.
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
two people or things considered together
From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading He was dressed in plain dinner clothes of old-fashioned cut.
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From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
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From this reading He was dressed in plain dinner clothes of old-fashioned cut.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading He was dressed in plain dinner clothes of old-fashioned cut.
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From this reading The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
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From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance.
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
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From this reading The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
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From this reading He was dressed in plain dinner clothes of old-fashioned cut.
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From this reading He was dressed in plain dinner clothes of old-fashioned cut.
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance.
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From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
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From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading A CONFESSION OF LOVE The Colonel turned bodily round in his chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was lank, elderly, and of severe appearance.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
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From this reading He was bald, he had slight side-whiskers, he wore spectacles, and his face was devoid of expression.
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From this reading The couple to whom Wrayson had drawn his attention were certainly incongruous enough to attract notice anywhere.
