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Chapter XXVI
GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph. "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her." The Colonel's irritation exploded. White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger. "Precisely so!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."”
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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 GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading The Colonel's irritation exploded.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading The Colonel's irritation exploded.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
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From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading The Colonel's irritation exploded.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
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From this reading "Precisely so!
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From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM "It's a foolish piece of idealism," said Ralph.
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From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Colonel's irritation exploded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading "But she's had her way so long I suppose it's impossible now to check her."
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From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading White-haired, hawk-nosed and eyed, a little stooped now, a good deal shrunken in his black, old-fashioned, aristocratic clothes, he lifted a bloodless hand and made emphasis with a long forefinger.
