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Chapter X
MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road. Leonard was slowly returning home after a solitary lunch. He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella. This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection. He was becoming, in fact, conscious of a strange obsession of his soul.
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later than; following
From this reading “MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.”
every person
From this reading “This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.”
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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 Leonard was slowly returning home after a solitary lunch.
later than; following
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
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From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
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From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
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From this reading He was becoming, in fact, conscious of a strange obsession of his soul.
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From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
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From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
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From this reading He was becoming, in fact, conscious of a strange obsession of his soul.
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From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
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From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
every person
From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
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From this reading He was becoming, in fact, conscious of a strange obsession of his soul.
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From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
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From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
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From this reading Leonard was slowly returning home after a solitary lunch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
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From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
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From this reading Leonard was slowly returning home after a solitary lunch.
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From this reading Leonard was slowly returning home after a solitary lunch.
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From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
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From this reading He was becoming, in fact, conscious of a strange obsession of his soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
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From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
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From this reading Leonard was slowly returning home after a solitary lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard was slowly returning home after a solitary lunch.
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From this reading Leonard was slowly returning home after a solitary lunch.
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From this reading He was becoming, in fact, conscious of a strange obsession of his soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was becoming, in fact, conscious of a strange obsession of his soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, as everybody knows, is a certain sign of preoccupation and dejection.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
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From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARY ANNE It was the Sunday afternoon after these visits to the ancestor and to the group in the Commercial Road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He walked with drooping head, touching the lamp-posts as he passed with his umbrella.
