Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

later than; following

From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

above and across; more than

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

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From this reading Then, after their greeting, "Is it snowing heavily?" he asked.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

up to a particular time

From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He found the old minister from Haddam East Village, Massachusetts, Italianate outwardly in almost ludicrous degree.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

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From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

at the time that

From this reading When the drama of the _table d'hote_ reached its climax of roast chestnuts and butter, he determined to walk over to San Marco and pay a visit to Mr. Waters.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

which person or people

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He looked up at his visitor over his spectacles, without recognising him, till Colville spoke.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.

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From this reading He wore a fur-lined overcoat indoors; his feet, cased in thick woollen shoes, rested on a strip of carpet laid before his table; a man who had lived for forty years in the pungent atmosphere of an air-tight stove, succeeding a quarter of a century of roaring hearth fires, contented himself with the spare heat of a scaldino, which he held his clasped hands over in the very Italian manner; the lamp that cast its light on the book open before him was the classic _lucerna_, with three beaks, fed with olive oil.