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Chapter IV
TELLMARCH. I. ON THE TOP OF THE DUNE. The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought. He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.”
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading ON THE TOP OF THE DUNE.
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From this reading He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE TOP OF THE DUNE.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TOP OF THE DUNE.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading TELLMARCH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TOP OF THE DUNE.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.
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From this reading ON THE TOP OF THE DUNE.
in the direction of
From this reading He took the direction of Huisnes; Halmalo had gone towards Beauvoir.
up to a particular time
From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
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From this reading The old man waited until Halmalo was out of sight; then drawing his sea-cloak more closely around him, he started walking slowly, wrapt in thought.
