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There was immense loneliness—and fear. The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months. But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back? At best the chances were only even. In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At best the chances were only even.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In any case the one trade I knew was gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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on the far side of; further than
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At best the chances were only even.
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From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
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From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
on condition that; in the event that
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
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From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
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From this reading At best the chances were only even.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
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From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
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From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At best the chances were only even.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
