Chapter XXXV · “I Will See You--If You Are Alive”

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

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From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

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From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

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From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jack Beardmore went home savage and sick at heart.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading He flung himself down into his chair and sat for an hour with his head on his hands, covering the old ground which reason had so often trodden that it had left a worn and familiar track.

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From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He felt at that moment he would like to hurt her, punish her as she unconsciously had punished him.

but in spite of that

From this reading Thalia Drummond was an obsession to him, and yet he had every reason to believe the worst of her.

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From this reading He was a fool, a thrice-condemned fool, he told himself as he paced the library, his hands thrust into his pockets, his handsome young face clouded with the gloom of despair.