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Chapter IV
"Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold." In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands. In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other. "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair. "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
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From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
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From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
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From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
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From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
