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Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes. “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added. And that was the end of the story. XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke. She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.”
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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 Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading And that was the end of the story.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
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From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
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From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
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From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
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From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Man's loose in Poland now,” he added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
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From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
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From this reading And that was the end of the story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was the end of the story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And that was the end of the story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She confessed to being rather an old-fashioned person.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was the end of the story.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joseph poured out a glass of wine, which he drank with outstretched chin and dogged eyes.
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From this reading XIX THE HIGH-WATER MARK Netty did not smoke.
