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Chapter XXVI
THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded. Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant. Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly. There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while. He rose to the occasion.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.”
during the time that
From this reading “There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
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From this reading Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant.
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From this reading Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant.
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From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
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From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant.
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From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading He rose to the occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
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From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading He rose to the occasion.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading Colonel Livingstone looked into Stafford's eyes, and was hesitant.
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From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rose to the occasion.
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From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
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From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
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From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
during the time that
From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
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From this reading There is something about the United States army officer that is worth while.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he still had something of the old masterly way about him, and he spoke out openly and very frankly.
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From this reading THE PALE PEACOCK AND THE PURPLE HERRING The Young Lady was much applauded.
