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Chapter XVII
A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom. He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk. The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction. All the time he kept his eyes upon the road. He was waiting to catch sight of some familiar liveries.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.”
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was waiting to catch sight of some familiar liveries.”
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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 BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
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From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
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From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
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From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
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From this reading He was waiting to catch sight of some familiar liveries.
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From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
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From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
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From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
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From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
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From this reading All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.
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From this reading He was waiting to catch sight of some familiar liveries.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
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From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.
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From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
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From this reading All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was waiting to catch sight of some familiar liveries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was waiting to catch sight of some familiar liveries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was waiting to catch sight of some familiar liveries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All the time he kept his eyes upon the road.
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From this reading He was waiting to catch sight of some familiar liveries.
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From this reading He drove to the corner of Hyde Park, and dismissing the cab strolled along the broad walk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BLOW FOR BORROWDEAN There was a somewhat unusual alertness in Borrowdean's manner as he passed out from the little house in Sloane Gardens and summoned a passing hansom.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The many acquaintances whom he passed and repassed he greeted with a certain amount of abstraction.
