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Chapter XI
It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow. His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled. The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him. In one night, he had grown twenty years older. This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one night, he had grown twenty years older.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.”
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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 This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
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From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
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From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
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From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
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From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
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From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
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From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
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From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
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From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
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From this reading In one night, he had grown twenty years older.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In one night, he had grown twenty years older.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one night, he had grown twenty years older.
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From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
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From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
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From this reading In one night, he had grown twenty years older.
not any; not one
From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
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From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
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From this reading In one night, he had grown twenty years older.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one night, he had grown twenty years older.
above and across; more than
From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
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From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
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From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
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From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one night, he had grown twenty years older.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His head, usually carried so high, leant upon his chest; his figure was bent; his eyes had no longer their accustomed fire; his hands trembled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed the Count de Commarin, though more like his shadow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The extreme disorder of his dress rendered more striking still the change which had come over him.
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From this reading In one night, he had grown twenty years older.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man, yesterday so proud of never having bent to a storm, was now completely shattered.
