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Chapter XII
RAMSAY BECOMES A SHIP-OWNER. When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh. "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you? You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses. What's wrong?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.”
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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 RAMSAY BECOMES A SHIP-OWNER.
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From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
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From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading RAMSAY BECOMES A SHIP-OWNER.
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From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
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From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
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From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading RAMSAY BECOMES A SHIP-OWNER.
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RAMSAY BECOMES A SHIP-OWNER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
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From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
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From this reading What's wrong?"
at the time that
From this reading When I entered the Albino's abode and confronted him, he gave a strange sort of laugh.
belonging to which person
From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
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From this reading You look as doleful as the man whose wife ran away with a tinker, and took his last five pounds to pay their travelling expenses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
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From this reading What's wrong?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, John Ramsay," he cried, "what on earth's the matter with you?
