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Chapter XVI
Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street. What can be meaner than his appearance? He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez. Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby. On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What can be meaner than his appearance?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.”
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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 He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
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From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What can be meaner than his appearance?
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From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What can be meaner than his appearance?
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can be meaner than his appearance?
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From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
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From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
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From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
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From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
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From this reading What can be meaner than his appearance?
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From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
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From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
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From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
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From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On his head he carries a shining new silk hat, such as fashion in our metropolis demands.
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From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
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From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What can be meaner than his appearance?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
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From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judkins is always dressed from head to foot in a decent black cloth suit; his coat is ever a dress coat, and is neither old nor shabby.
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From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a stumpy, short, podgy man; but then so also was my Arab friend at Suez.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can be meaner than his appearance?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Look at my friend and partner Judkins, as he stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at the door of our house in Friday Street.
