Chapter XXXII · The Tell Tale Paper

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

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

later than; following

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading So also would Merrill and Perry, but Breslin was not thus inclined.

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

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So also would Merrill and Perry, but Breslin was not thus inclined.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

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

From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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

From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading So also would Merrill and Perry, but Breslin was not thus inclined.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So also would Merrill and Perry, but Breslin was not thus inclined.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

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From this reading So also would Merrill and Perry, but Breslin was not thus inclined.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

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From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

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From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

brief or direct in expression

From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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

From this reading He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.

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From this reading So also would Merrill and Perry, but Breslin was not thus inclined.

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

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

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From this reading He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.

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From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With six hundred dollars in his pocket, and made so easily, and a bottle of wine beneath his vest, Barney Breslin was feeling in a mood to be reckless.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.