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Chapter VIII
THE FARTHER SLOPE. Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles. He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper. But the man fairly twittered. Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.”
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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 Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
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From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the man fairly twittered.
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From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
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From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
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From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
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From this reading But the man fairly twittered.
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From this reading THE FARTHER SLOPE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
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From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
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From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
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From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
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From this reading But the man fairly twittered.
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From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
not any; not one
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FARTHER SLOPE.
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From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FARTHER SLOPE.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
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From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the man fairly twittered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
