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Chapter XXXVII
CONSTANCE AND THE SOLDIER "Are you the clerk?" A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry. The small, quiet-looking man addressed glanced up. "No," he said; "I am the proprietor. This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.”
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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 A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading The small, quiet-looking man addressed glanced up.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "No," he said; "I am the proprietor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONSTANCE AND THE SOLDIER "Are you the clerk?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CONSTANCE AND THE SOLDIER "Are you the clerk?"
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading CONSTANCE AND THE SOLDIER "Are you the clerk?"
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From this reading CONSTANCE AND THE SOLDIER "Are you the clerk?"
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading The small, quiet-looking man addressed glanced up.
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," he said; "I am the proprietor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," he said; "I am the proprietor.
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading The small, quiet-looking man addressed glanced up.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he said; "I am the proprietor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
above and across; more than
From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
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From this reading "No," he said; "I am the proprietor.
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From this reading The small, quiet-looking man addressed glanced up.
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From this reading This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
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From this reading "No," he said; "I am the proprietor.
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading The small, quiet-looking man addressed glanced up.
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From this reading CONSTANCE AND THE SOLDIER "Are you the clerk?"
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONSTANCE AND THE SOLDIER "Are you the clerk?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading The small, quiet-looking man addressed glanced up.
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
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From this reading This"--waving his hand to a resplendent-appearing person--"is the clerk."
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From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A well-modulated voice; a silvery crown of hair leaning over the counter of the St. Charles; blue eyes, lighted with unobtrusive inquiry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONSTANCE AND THE SOLDIER "Are you the clerk?"
