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Chapter IX
"It is our fault." That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms. His shoulders were drooping. His face was gray and haggard. Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
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From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
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From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
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From this reading His shoulders were drooping.
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
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From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
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From this reading "It is our fault."
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From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
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From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
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From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is our fault."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is our fault."
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It is our fault."
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From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His shoulders were drooping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His shoulders were drooping.
