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Chapter XXI
NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation. He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright. Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits. To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky. "That's right," said his host encouragingly.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's right," said his host encouragingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.”
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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 felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
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From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading "That's right," said his host encouragingly.
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From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation.
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From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation.
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From this reading To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
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From this reading "That's right," said his host encouragingly.
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From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
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From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
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From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
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From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
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From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's right," said his host encouragingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right," said his host encouragingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right," said his host encouragingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.
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From this reading To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He felt as though he were acting in a melodrama; he stood in a constrained position, as if the eyes of the house were upon him; he suffered from a sort of stage fright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To recover tone he helped himself to a stiff glass of whisky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Much more of this kind of thing would assuredly unsettle his wits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE Gammon had the strangest sensation.
