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Chapter III
The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him. He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine. Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown. “A _protégée_? Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
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later than; following
From this reading “Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.”
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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 _protégée_?
later than; following
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
above and across; more than
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
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From this reading “A _protégée_?
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
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From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
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From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
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From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
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From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
which person or people
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
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From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
