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Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler. “HULLO! There is that old Box-coat again!” This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite. He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is that old Box-coat again!””
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.”
a desire for food
From this reading “This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.”
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading “This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.”
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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 This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is that old Box-coat again!”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
a desire for food
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
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From this reading There is that old Box-coat again!”
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From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
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From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
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From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “HULLO!
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is that old Box-coat again!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is that old Box-coat again!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is that old Box-coat again!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is that old Box-coat again!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Madame la Comtesse Ida de Bocarme nee du Chasteler.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
which person or people
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
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From this reading He pulled off a morsel of crumb to make into a bullet, and fired it gleefully through the open pane of the window against which he was leaning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This exclamation was made by a lawyer’s clerk of the class called in French offices a gutter-jumper--a messenger in fact--who at this moment was eating a piece of dry bread with a hearty appetite.
