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Chapter XXXI
Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor. He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood. He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once. “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one. “What a loud suit he wears.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.”
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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 He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a loud suit he wears.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
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From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a loud suit he wears.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
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From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a loud suit he wears.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a loud suit he wears.”
in or at the place that
From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
which person or people
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
