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Chapter XXXVI
In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter. He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips. I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace. She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning. I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.”
energetic and quick
From this reading “I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.”
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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 I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
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From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
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From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
energetic and quick
From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
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From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
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From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
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From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
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From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
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From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
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From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
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From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
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From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
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From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
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From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
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From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
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From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
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From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
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From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
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From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
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From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
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From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
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From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the shop the sickly man was studying his smudgy newspaper, now spread out largely on the counter.
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From this reading I respected her taciturnity, silence being perhaps the best way to show my concern.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I rejoined Miss Haldin outside at once, and we moved off at a brisk pace.
at the time that
From this reading He just raised his head when I looked in and shook it negatively, pursing up his lips.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She remarked that she would send Anna with a note the first thing in the morning.
