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Chapter XXIII
The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly. Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures. "So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked. "Pretty close fit, wasn't it?" "Seven hundred," Maraton replied.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Seven hundred," Maraton replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.”
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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 three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
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From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
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From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
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From this reading "So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
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From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
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From this reading "Pretty close fit, wasn't it?"
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From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
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From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
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From this reading "Pretty close fit, wasn't it?"
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From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
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From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
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From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
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From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
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From this reading "Seven hundred," Maraton replied.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked.
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From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
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From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pretty close fit, wasn't it?"
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From this reading "So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Seven hundred," Maraton replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Seven hundred," Maraton replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked.
seriously and formally
From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
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From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pretty close fit, wasn't it?"
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From this reading The three men--Peter Dale, Abraham Weavel and Graveling filed into the room a little solemnly.
which person or people
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maraton shook hands with the two former, but Graveling, who kept his head turned away from Julia, affected not to notice Maraton's friendly overtures.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you managed it all right," Peter Dale remarked.
