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Chapter XII
The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze. His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad. “You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?” I said. He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?””
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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 His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading “You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
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From this reading “You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?”
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading I said.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading “You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
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From this reading “You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?”
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
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From this reading “You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His face was shadowed by a faint tinge of melancholy; his eyes were thoughtful and almost sad.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He roused himself from the pensive mood into which he had fallen, and smiled.
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From this reading The sheltering darkness of the spectacles I wore prevented him from noticing the searching scrutiny of my fixed gaze.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You loved him well then in spite of his foolishness?”
