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Chapter IX
V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation. There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together. The other three were asleep. Sleep was far from Wilfred’s eyes. His head hummed with wine.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.”
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading The other three were asleep.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.
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From this reading V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.
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From this reading Sleep was far from Wilfred’s eyes.
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From this reading Sleep was far from Wilfred’s eyes.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sleep was far from Wilfred’s eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading His head hummed with wine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.
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From this reading His head hummed with wine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading The other three were asleep.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.
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From this reading Sleep was far from Wilfred’s eyes.
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From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other three were asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sleep was far from Wilfred’s eyes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
at the time that
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
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From this reading V Wilfred could scarcely credit his own situation.
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From this reading Sleep was far from Wilfred’s eyes.
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From this reading His head hummed with wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His head hummed with wine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There he lay, he the solitary one, inside man of four lads stretched out on two cots placed against the wall of Stanny’s studio in the assumption that they would afford more room when they were shoved together.
