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Chapter VIII
ANTWERP AND RUBENS. "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay. "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go. This is a big city--isn't it?" "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “"I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.”
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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 This is a big city--isn't it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANTWERP AND RUBENS.
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From this reading ANTWERP AND RUBENS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.
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From this reading This is a big city--isn't it?"
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From this reading This is a big city--isn't it?"
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From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
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From this reading "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
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From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
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From this reading "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a big city--isn't it?"
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From this reading This is a big city--isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is a big city--isn't it?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.
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From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
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From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
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From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
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From this reading ANTWERP AND RUBENS.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
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From this reading "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a big city--isn't it?"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Its population is hardly more than half of what it was in the days of its greatest prosperity.
at the time that
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
in or to any place at all
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I think I shall be interested wherever we go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where shall we go first, Paul?" asked Dr. Winstock, when they landed upon the quay.
