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Chapter XXXIII
As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier. When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred. Men in the street were shovelling at the snow. The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_. "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."”
a group singing together
From this reading “The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.”
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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 The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
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From this reading "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
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From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
a group singing together
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
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From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
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From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
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From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
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From this reading Men in the street were shovelling at the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
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From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men in the street were shovelling at the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men in the street were shovelling at the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men in the street were shovelling at the snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The noise of their instruments scraping on the stones came plainly to Hawker's ears in a harsh chorus, and this sound at this time was perhaps to him a _miserere_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men in the street were shovelling at the snow.
at the time that
From this reading When he was seated he looked at it in open defiance and hatred.
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From this reading As Hawker again entered the room of the great windows he glanced in sidelong bitterness at the chandelier.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I came to tell you," he began, "I came to tell you that perhaps I am going away."
