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Chapter XXXVII
THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage. The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm. "How goes it, Herbert?" he asked. "The seabreezes haven't tanned you much." "I'm all right," Wrayson declared.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How goes it, Herbert?" he asked.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm all right," Wrayson declared.”
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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 THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
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From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
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From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
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From this reading "I'm all right," Wrayson declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
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From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How goes it, Herbert?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm all right," Wrayson declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
apart from; not including
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How goes it, Herbert?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The seabreezes haven't tanned you much."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How goes it, Herbert?" he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How goes it, Herbert?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm all right," Wrayson declared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How goes it, Herbert?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The seabreezes haven't tanned you much."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Colonel came across and laid his hand affectionately on his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm all right," Wrayson declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The seabreezes haven't tanned you much."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The seabreezes haven't tanned you much."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL'S MISSION Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically, as he entered the club billiard-room, by a little circle of friends, unbroken except for the absence of Stephen Heneage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The seabreezes haven't tanned you much."
