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Chapter XVII
Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face. The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair. He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips. And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth: “So-so-you-you bully me!”
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.”
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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 grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
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From this reading “So-so-you-you bully me!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
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From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
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From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So-so-you-you bully me!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
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From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
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From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
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From this reading “So-so-you-you bully me!”
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
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From this reading He grasped the arms of his chair, trying to rise; his swollen hands trembled; a little saliva escaped one corner of his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
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From this reading The imperial on that lower lip was bristling, the crimson of those cheeks had spread to the roots of his white hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Occupied with his own emotion, he had not observed the change in old Heythorp's face.
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From this reading And the words came out as if shaken by his teeth:
