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Chapter IX
'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?' Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied. He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary. "D--n!" he muttered. "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “"D--n!" he muttered.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.”
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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 flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
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From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
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From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
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From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "D--n!" he muttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
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From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
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From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
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From this reading "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
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From this reading "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
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From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
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From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
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From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
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From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "D--n!" he muttered.
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From this reading "D--n!" he muttered.
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From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
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From this reading "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
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From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
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From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
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From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
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From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
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From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
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From this reading "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
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From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a lively greeting," remarked a voice from the other end of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He flung his hat into a corner, and himself into an easy-chair, with an exclamation which was decidedly unparliamentary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Ah! why should love, like men in drinking songs, Spice his fair banquet with the dust of earth?'
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lord St. Maurice walked straight into his room without perceiving that it was already occupied.
