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Chapter XXXIV
Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble. She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either. He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread. He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete. ‘Those men are on the committee.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “‘Those men are on the committee.”
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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 He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
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From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
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From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
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From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
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From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
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From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
one or the other of two
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
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From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
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From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
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From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
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From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
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From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
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From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
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From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
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From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
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From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
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From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
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From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading She knew him in brutal anger and in surly ill-temper; but his present mood had nothing of either.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
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From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘Those men are on the committee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
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From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
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From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He began to address her in a voice very unlike his own--thick, uncertain; he used short sentences, often incomplete.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seemed to stagger beneath a blow which had all but crushed him and left him full of dread.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adela had never seen him so smitten with grave trouble.
