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Chapter III
SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon. The scene was just outside the walls of London. A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die. The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it. There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The scene was just outside the walls of London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.”
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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 cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
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From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
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From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
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From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
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From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
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From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
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From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
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From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
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From this reading The scene was just outside the walls of London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was just outside the walls of London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scene was just outside the walls of London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The scene was just outside the walls of London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was just outside the walls of London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
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From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE Nearing four in the afternoon.
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From this reading The scene was just outside the walls of London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was just outside the walls of London.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A cool, comfortable, superb day, with a brilliant sun; the kind of day to make one want to live, not die.
but in spite of that
From this reading The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching; and yet we fifteen poor devils hadn't a friend in it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was something painful in that thought, look at it how you might.
