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Chapter V
While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne. I asked after Mr. Swinburne’s health. Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active. Active in mind, too. But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
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later than; following
From this reading “I asked after Mr. Swinburne’s health.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked after Mr. Swinburne’s health.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Active in mind, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.”
during the time that
From this reading “While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.”
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From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
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From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
later than; following
From this reading I asked after Mr. Swinburne’s health.
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From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked after Mr. Swinburne’s health.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
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From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading I asked after Mr. Swinburne’s health.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Active in mind, too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
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From this reading I asked after Mr. Swinburne’s health.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked after Mr. Swinburne’s health.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading Active in mind, too.
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From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
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From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
during the time that
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
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From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
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From this reading Watts-Dunton said it was very good: ‘He always goes out for his long walk in the morning--wonderfully active.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading While I stood talking to Watts-Dunton--talking as loudly as he, for he was very deaf--I enjoyed the thrill of suspense in watching the door through which would appear--Swinburne.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I’m afraid you won’t be able to get into touch with him.
