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Chapter XXIX
MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?" Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color. His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him. Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him. Grace had disappeared.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Grace had disappeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"”
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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 Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
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From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
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From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
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From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
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From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grace had disappeared.
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From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
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From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
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From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
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From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
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From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
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From this reading Grace had disappeared.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
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From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
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From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
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From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
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From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
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From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
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From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
in the direction of
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MEANS TO AN END I "Well, he's gone, then?"
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From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His bitter agitation was evident in his voice, in his expression, in the stoop of his shoulders--in a score of signs not usual with him.
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From this reading Virginia was even more noncommittal than her wont as she faced him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rawn turned toward his wife a face years older than it had been an hour ago, a face haggard and lined, pasty in color.
