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Chapter IX
Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things. There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes. He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table. "Hullo, Flossie!" he exclaimed. "How are you, old dear?
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.”
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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 Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you, old dear?
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From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
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From this reading "How are you, old dear?
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From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading "Hullo, Flossie!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
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From this reading "Hullo, Flossie!" he exclaimed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading "How are you, old dear?
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From this reading "Hullo, Flossie!" he exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
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From this reading "How are you, old dear?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
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From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
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From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
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From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He paused opposite to them, and leaning his hands on the back of the nearest chair, spoke across the table.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was malice in Dredlinton's pallid face, the ugly twist of his lips and the light in his bloodshot eyes.
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From this reading Wingate from the first had a prescience of disagreeable things.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you, old dear?
