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Chapter VII
THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt. The calm geniality of his manner had departed. He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger. It was a carefully cultivated pose. He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.”
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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 He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
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From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
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From this reading It was a carefully cultivated pose.
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From this reading He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
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From this reading It was a carefully cultivated pose.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
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From this reading He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
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From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
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From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a carefully cultivated pose.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading It was a carefully cultivated pose.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
