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Chapter V
BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf. A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig. His age and the wig prompted him to two courses of action. He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking. He discreetly determined to avoid one.
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “He discreetly determined to avoid one.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He discreetly determined to avoid one.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.”
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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 A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
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From this reading His age and the wig prompted him to two courses of action.
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From this reading His age and the wig prompted him to two courses of action.
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
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From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading He discreetly determined to avoid one.
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From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
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From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
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From this reading His age and the wig prompted him to two courses of action.
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From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He discreetly determined to avoid one.
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From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading He discreetly determined to avoid one.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
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From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His age and the wig prompted him to two courses of action.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
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From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
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From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
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From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He discreetly determined to avoid one.
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From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading His age and the wig prompted him to two courses of action.
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From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
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From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His age and the wig prompted him to two courses of action.
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From this reading His age and the wig prompted him to two courses of action.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
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From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A certain amount of baldness on his head he covered with a wig.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew that he would be at a disadvantage in any personal struggle which might result from the steps he proposed taking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN Mr. Richard Loide was getting into the sere, the yellow leaf.
