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Chapter XVII
He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat. Then he stalked self-satisfied up the shore. Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_. Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk. As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.”
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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 turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
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From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
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From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
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From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
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From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
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From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
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From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
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From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
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From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
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From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
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From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
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From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
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From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
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From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
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From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
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From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading Then he stalked self-satisfied up the shore.
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From this reading Then he stalked self-satisfied up the shore.
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From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
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From this reading Then he stalked self-satisfied up the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As if some motor-engine drove them at the bottom of their back.
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From this reading Then he stalked self-satisfied up the shore.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
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From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he stalked self-satisfied up the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their stiff broad American shoulders, and high chests, and above all, their walk, their prancing, insentient walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned, dangling it like a rag from the end of one wing, and handed it to the man-brat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ugh! and that moment how Kate hated these people: their terrible lowness, _à terre, à terre_.
