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Chapter VIII
WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face. His hands shook. He beckoned me to come near. "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English. He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He beckoned me to come near.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His hands shook.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.”
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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 "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
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From this reading He beckoned me to come near.
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From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
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From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
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From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He beckoned me to come near.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
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From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
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From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
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From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
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From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
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From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
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From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands shook.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
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From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He beckoned me to come near.
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From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He beckoned me to come near.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
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From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
above and across; more than
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
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From this reading His hands shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He beckoned me to come near.
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From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do I look too grotesque a mountebank Tomfool?" he asked in English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
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From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
belonging to which person
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN _Funiculi Funicula_ was over he sat on the wooden chair provided for him and wiped his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wearing the pearl-buttoned velveteen suit whose magnificence he had enhanced by newly purchased steel-buckled shoes and black stockings, and to a less bigoted worshipper than me I suppose he must have looked a mountebank Tomfool; but I only gaped at his question.
