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Chapter IX
Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American. He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features. Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips. The cordiality of his greeting, too, was a little overdone. "Welcome home, Fischer!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cordiality of his greeting, too, was a little overdone.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.”
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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 Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
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From this reading The cordiality of his greeting, too, was a little overdone.
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From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
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From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading "Welcome home, Fischer!
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading The cordiality of his greeting, too, was a little overdone.
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From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
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From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading "Welcome home, Fischer!
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From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cordiality of his greeting, too, was a little overdone.
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From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
above and across; more than
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cordiality of his greeting, too, was a little overdone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading The cordiality of his greeting, too, was a little overdone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, as he drew nearer, there was evident a slight, unnatural quivering at the corner of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
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From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
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From this reading "Welcome home, Fischer!
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From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was over six feet tall, with smooth, dark hair brushed back from his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven face and good features.
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From this reading Van Teyl, as he hastened forward to meet his friend, presented at first sight a very good type of the well-groomed, athletic young American.
