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Chapter XXVIII
THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat. His face and hands were twitching with fear. His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's. All the while he mumbled to himself. Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His face and hands were twitching with fear.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “All the while he mumbled to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.”
during the time that
From this reading “All the while he mumbled to himself.”
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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 THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
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From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
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From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
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From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
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From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
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From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
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From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
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From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
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From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
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From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
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From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
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From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
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From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
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From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
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From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
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From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
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From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
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From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
during the time that
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
