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Chapter XIX
Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things. He became aware of something. He rode up beside his gaunt fellow. "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone. The gaunt face looked interrogation.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.”
The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.
From this reading “The gaunt face looked interrogation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gaunt face looked interrogation.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He became aware of something.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
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From this reading He became aware of something.
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From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
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From this reading He became aware of something.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
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From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
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From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
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From this reading The gaunt face looked interrogation.
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From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
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From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became aware of something.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
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From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
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From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.
From this reading The gaunt face looked interrogation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gaunt face looked interrogation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
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From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
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From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
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From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
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From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He became aware of something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
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From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certain sensations of the hands and knees called the little man back to more immediate things.
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From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
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From this reading He rode up beside his gaunt fellow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you notice the horses?" he said in an undertone.
