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AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there. All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke. They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way. Masters was full of thought; deep misery kind. Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Masters was full of thought; deep misery kind.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.”
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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 AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
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From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
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From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
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From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
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From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters was full of thought; deep misery kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
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From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
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From this reading Masters was full of thought; deep misery kind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
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From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters was full of thought; deep misery kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
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From this reading Masters was full of thought; deep misery kind.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters was full of thought; deep misery kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
not any; not one
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
not one, and not any
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Masters was full of thought; deep misery kind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All Percy's efforts to be entertaining ended in--perhaps appropriately--smoke.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS FAITHFUL AS A DOG The men left the smoke-room; there was no calumet of peace there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage breast, it had none for him.
