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Chapter IV
OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American. A gentleman, but mad. One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen. A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world. He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
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for the reason that
From this reading “He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A gentleman, but mad.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.”
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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 A gentleman, but mad.
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From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
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From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
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From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
for the reason that
From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
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From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A gentleman, but mad.
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From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
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From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
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From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
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From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A gentleman, but mad.
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From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
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From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
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From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
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From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
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From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
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From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
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From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
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From this reading A gentleman, but mad.
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From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
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From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
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From this reading He laughed at her because she travelled with all her bonds of the City of Paris on her person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OSTEND In July she had gone to Ostend with an American.
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From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One of those men with a fixed idea that everything would always be all right and that nothing really and permanently uncomfortable could possibly happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A very fair man, with red hair, and radiating wrinkles all round his eyes--phenomenon due to his humorous outlook on the world.
