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Chapter VII
Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured. Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands. "Ah, it is really you!" she exclaimed. "Welcome, dear friend! For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
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later than; following
From this reading “Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.”
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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 Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
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From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
later than; following
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
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From this reading "Ah, it is really you!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
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From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
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From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
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From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
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From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
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From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
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From this reading "Welcome, dear friend!
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From this reading "Ah, it is really you!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
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From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
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From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
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From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
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From this reading "Welcome, dear friend!
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From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
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From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, it is really you!" she exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, it is really you!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, it is really you!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Paston Benedek slipped from her place upon the cushioned fender and held out both her hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
in or at the place that
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
which person or people
From this reading Selingman had the air of a man who returns after a long absence to some familiar spot where he expects to find friends and where his welcome is assured.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days I have wondered what it was in this place which one missed all the time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, it is really you!" she exclaimed.
