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Chapter XXII
Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile. He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?" He was overjoyed to find me waiting for him. He needed a good listener at once. Otherwise he would surely fly to pieces.
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every person
From this reading “He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He needed a good listener at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He needed a good listener at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Otherwise he would surely fly to pieces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was overjoyed to find me waiting for him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Otherwise he would surely fly to pieces.”
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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 He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
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From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He needed a good listener at once.
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From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
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From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
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From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
every person
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
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From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
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From this reading He was overjoyed to find me waiting for him.
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From this reading Otherwise he would surely fly to pieces.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was overjoyed to find me waiting for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He needed a good listener at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was overjoyed to find me waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
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From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
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From this reading He needed a good listener at once.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
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From this reading He needed a good listener at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
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From this reading He needed a good listener at once.
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From this reading Otherwise he would surely fly to pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was overjoyed to find me waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Otherwise he would surely fly to pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
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From this reading Otherwise he would surely fly to pieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
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From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was overjoyed to find me waiting for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
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From this reading Chord ambled back, very proud indeed, and still wearing his fatuous smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Otherwise he would surely fly to pieces.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was bursting with a sense of social value, and to everybody he seemed to be saying, "Did you see me?"
