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Chapter XI
Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout. Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there. They had evidently been waiting for my coming. I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate. "I have failed," I announced shortly.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They had evidently been waiting for my coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have failed," I announced shortly.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had evidently been waiting for my coming.”
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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 Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
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From this reading "I have failed," I announced shortly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had evidently been waiting for my coming.
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From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had evidently been waiting for my coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had evidently been waiting for my coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have failed," I announced shortly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had evidently been waiting for my coming.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had evidently been waiting for my coming.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have failed," I announced shortly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
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From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have failed," I announced shortly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had evidently been waiting for my coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking it strange, even then, that these other two men should apparently share to the fullest degree my own interest in the child's fate.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had evidently been waiting for my coming.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Isobel said nothing, but her dark blue eyes were fastened upon my face as though seeking to read her fate there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mabane laid down his brush, Arthur sprang from his seat upon the table and greeted me with a shout.
