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Chapter XIII
The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture. "Mr Armstrong, it's about Mr Ratman." "So Brandram said. What of him?" Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Mr Armstrong, it's about Mr Ratman."”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.”
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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 The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Mr Armstrong, it's about Mr Ratman."
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From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
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From this reading "Mr Armstrong, it's about Mr Ratman."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading "So Brandram said.
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From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
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From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
apart from; not including
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
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From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
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From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What of him?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading "Mr Armstrong, it's about Mr Ratman."
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From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading "Mr Armstrong, it's about Mr Ratman."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What of him?"
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From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
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From this reading "Mr Armstrong, it's about Mr Ratman."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
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From this reading "So Brandram said.
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From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So Brandram said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
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From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosalind told her father's story, except that she omitted any reference to the desperate proposition for satisfying his claims.
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From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What of him?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tutor, with a flutter at his breast, sat meekly, keeping his eyes still on the picture.
