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Chapter XXVIII
She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips. Had he shaken hands with her? Had he said good-night? He could not be sure. Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not be sure.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Had he shaken hands with her?”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not be sure.”
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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 Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He could not be sure.
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From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not be sure.
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
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From this reading Had he said good-night?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not be sure.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Had he said good-night?
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not be sure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was gone, and Warburton stood biting his lips.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
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From this reading Nothing was present to him but a sense of gawkish confusion, following on a wild impulse which both ashamed and alarmed him, he stood in a bumpkin attitude, biting his lips.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had he shaken hands with her?
