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Chapter XVIII
AT THE MOUTH OF THE OHIO. It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room. She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life. I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night. I gave him the steering oar, and Flora and I got breakfast.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE OHIO.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
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From this reading I gave him the steering oar, and Flora and I got breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
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From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave him the steering oar, and Flora and I got breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave him the steering oar, and Flora and I got breakfast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
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From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
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From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE OHIO.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave him the steering oar, and Flora and I got breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE OHIO.
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From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE OHIO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave him the steering oar, and Flora and I got breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE OHIO.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
up to a particular time
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told me she had slept soundly, and felt as well as ever she did in her life.
at the time that
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been eight o'clock when Flora opened the window of her room.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think Sim would have snored till noon if I had not called him; but he had slept at least six hours, and I concluded that he could stand it till night.
