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Chapter XXXIII
Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction. He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless. "Well, I'm hanged!" he murmured at last. "Hardy, you astonish me!" "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I'm hanged!" he murmured at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I'm hanged!" he murmured at last.”
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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 looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
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From this reading Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
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From this reading "Hardy, you astonish me!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
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From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
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From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
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From this reading "Well, I'm hanged!" he murmured at last.
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From this reading "Hardy, you astonish me!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
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From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
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From this reading "Well, I'm hanged!" he murmured at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I'm hanged!" he murmured at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
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From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hardy, you astonish me!"
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From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
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From this reading "Well, I'm hanged!" he murmured at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Norgate's expression was almost one of stupefaction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The clothes are a perfect fit, sir," the man observed, "and I think that we are exactly the same height."
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From this reading "Well, I'm hanged!" he murmured at last.
which person or people
From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hardy, you astonish me!"
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From this reading He looked at the slim young man who had entered his sitting-room a little diffidently and for a moment he was speechless.
