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Chapter XII
There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan. He disclosed his mind a little abruptly. “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit. I have great and wonderful news for you. But it will keep.”
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later than; following
From this reading “There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have great and wonderful news for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He disclosed his mind a little abruptly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He disclosed his mind a little abruptly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have great and wonderful news for you.”
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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 There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
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From this reading He disclosed his mind a little abruptly.
later than; following
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it will keep.”
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From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He disclosed his mind a little abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have great and wonderful news for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have great and wonderful news for you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it will keep.”
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From this reading But it will keep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He disclosed his mind a little abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He disclosed his mind a little abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have great and wonderful news for you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In a few minutes,” he said, “I shall come to the great purpose of my visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a cloud on Seaman's good-humoured face as, muffled up in their overcoats, he and his host walked up and down the terrace the next morning, after the departure of Mr. Mangan.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But it will keep.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have great and wonderful news for you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have great and wonderful news for you.
