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Chapter XXVI
A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed. The whole history of those days would never be known by another man! Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever. Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis. Such days too--and such nights!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Such days too--and such nights!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.”
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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 fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
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From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
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From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
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From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
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From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
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From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
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From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
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From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
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From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
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From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
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From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
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From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
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From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
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From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
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From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Such days too--and such nights!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
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From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
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From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such days too--and such nights!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
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From this reading Such days too--and such nights!
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From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
but in spite of that
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
