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Chapter III
TROUBLE FOR MARK. Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable. The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left. It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two. And from two it went on to three, and then to half-past.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And from two it went on to three, and then to half-past.”
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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 Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
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From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
any thing at all
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
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From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
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From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TROUBLE FOR MARK.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And from two it went on to three, and then to half-past.
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From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
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From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
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From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
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From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROUBLE FOR MARK.
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From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
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From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
not any; not one
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
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From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hands of the clock had been at half-past eleven when Mark left.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
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From this reading And from two it went on to three, and then to half-past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And from two it went on to three, and then to half-past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROUBLE FOR MARK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It took them almost no time to hurry on to midnight, and not much longer to get to two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And from two it went on to three, and then to half-past.
at the time that
From this reading Time has a way of passing very hurriedly when there is anything going to happen, especially if it be something disagreeable.
