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Chapter XII
"NOW, YORKE!" The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness. At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat. "Portmaris?" he said, smoothing it with his sleeve. "Yes, I know it.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I know it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.”
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From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I know it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I know it.
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From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading "NOW, YORKE!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading "Portmaris?" he said, smoothing it with his sleeve.
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From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Portmaris?" he said, smoothing it with his sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading "Portmaris?" he said, smoothing it with his sleeve.
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From this reading "Portmaris?" he said, smoothing it with his sleeve.
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From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
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From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The carefully brushed, exquisitely shining, and glossy hat--the city man's god, as it has been called--fell from his hands, and he flushed and then turned pale; but that, perhaps, was at his clumsiness.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
at the time that
From this reading At any rate, whatever the cause, he was able to look Lady Eleanor steadily in the face when he recovered his hat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Portmaris?" he said, smoothing it with his sleeve.
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From this reading "Yes, I know it.
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From this reading "NOW, YORKE!"
