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Chapter XXVIII
The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter. He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks. He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself. In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure. “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
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apart from; not including
From this reading “He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure.”
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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 was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
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From this reading He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself.
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From this reading He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself.
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From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
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From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
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From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
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From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
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From this reading In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure.
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From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
apart from; not including
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
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From this reading In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure.
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From this reading “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
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From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
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From this reading “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
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From this reading In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
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From this reading He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
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From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
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From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself.
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From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
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From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very little changed except that he had grown a shade stouter, and there was perhaps more color in his cheeks.
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From this reading “My friends,” he remarked, “our host's whiskey is good.
which person or people
From this reading He carried himself, too, like a man who believes in himself.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the small public-house he was, without doubt, an impressive figure.
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From this reading The professor set down his tumbler upon the zinc-rimmed counter.
