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Chapter XVI
Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel. Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be. A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings. Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders. It looked like they were abandoning the siege.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It looked like they were abandoning the siege.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.”
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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 Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
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From this reading It looked like they were abandoning the siege.
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From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
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From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
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From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
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From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
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From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
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From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
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From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked like they were abandoning the siege.
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From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked like they were abandoning the siege.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked like they were abandoning the siege.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
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From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
above and across; more than
From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked like they were abandoning the siege.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It looked like they were abandoning the siege.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
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From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walking ahead was The Man, as jaunty as ever, or at least trying to be.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next morning we saw a little procession come out of the hotel.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Behind him were three Japanese carrying bundles over their shoulders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man can’t be very jaunty with a limp in his left leg and his eyes swelled ’most shut with hornet stings.
