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Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter. Hell--Dames! Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown. When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been. And that meant that it was quite useless to swim.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And that meant that it was quite useless to swim.”
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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 Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that meant that it was quite useless to swim.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
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From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
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From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
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From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
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From this reading Hell--Dames!
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From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
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From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
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From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
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From this reading Hell--Dames!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that meant that it was quite useless to swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that meant that it was quite useless to swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that meant that it was quite useless to swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “Buck Comes Home,” etc. The Man Swimming In the Fog Found Himself in As Much of a Fog in Another Matter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that meant that it was quite useless to swim.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even before the echoes came, the man felt gloomily certain that he was going to drown.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
at the time that
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they did come, the nearest one--the one on which his hopes were set--was definitely farther away than it had been.
