Chapter XXXVII · The New Alliance

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

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From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

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From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

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From this reading It looks to me--” “Shut up!” cut in Daniels.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It looks to me--” “Shut up!” cut in Daniels.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

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From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading It looks to me--” “Shut up!” cut in Daniels.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It looks to me--” “Shut up!” cut in Daniels.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

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From this reading It looks to me--” “Shut up!” cut in Daniels.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It looks to me--” “Shut up!” cut in Daniels.

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From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.

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From this reading It looks to me--” “Shut up!” cut in Daniels.

at the time that

From this reading “And so,” said Lee Haines, when he joined Buck Daniels in the living-room, “there goes our reinforcements.

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From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading That whole crew will scatter like dead leaves when Barry breezes in.

in the company of; together with

From this reading His dark, homely face turned to the larger man with a singular expression of awe.