CHAPTER XXXI “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.” We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
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Chapter XXX
“It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.” We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof. “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise. And she clapped her hands and declared that she was hugely pleased. “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ““It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.””
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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 “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
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From this reading And she clapped her hands and declared that she was hugely pleased.
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
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From this reading We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
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From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
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From this reading And she clapped her hands and declared that she was hugely pleased.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And she clapped her hands and declared that she was hugely pleased.
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From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
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From this reading And she clapped her hands and declared that she was hugely pleased.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
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From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
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From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
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From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
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From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And she clapped her hands and declared that she was hugely pleased.
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From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
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From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
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From this reading We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
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From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
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From this reading We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
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From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she clapped her hands and declared that she was hugely pleased.
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From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
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From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
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From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
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From this reading We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she clapped her hands and declared that she was hugely pleased.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will smell,” I said, “but it will keep in the heat and keep out the rain and snow.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But it is dark in here,” she said the next moment, her shoulders shrinking with a little involuntary shiver.
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From this reading “It is clumsy, but it will serve the purpose, and that is the main thing,” I went on, yearning for her praise.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 30?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER XXXI...", what tone does the author establish?
