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The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ THE SIGN OF THE STRANGER, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. CHAPTER ONE. THE ADVENT OF THE STRANGER. The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.”
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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 The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
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From this reading THE ADVENT OF THE STRANGER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
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From this reading The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
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From this reading The Sign of the Stranger, by William Le Queux.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh.
