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Chapter XXVII
PHRONY TRIPPER AND THE REV. MR. RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly. When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew. Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
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From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PHRONY TRIPPER AND THE REV.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
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From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
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From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
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From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
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From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
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From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
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From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
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From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
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From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
not any; not one
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHRONY TRIPPER AND THE REV.
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From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHRONY TRIPPER AND THE REV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHRONY TRIPPER AND THE REV.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIMMON As Keith stepped from his office one afternoon, he thought he heard his name called--called somewhat timidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHRONY TRIPPER AND THE REV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
at the time that
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When, however, he turned and glanced around among the hurrying throng that filled the street, he saw no one whom he knew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men and women were bustling along with that ceaseless haste that always struck him in New York--haste to go, haste to return, haste to hasten: the trade-mark of New York life: the hope of outstripping in the race.
