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Chapter X
For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked. The lanes were profoundly still. They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks. And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road. This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lanes were profoundly still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.”
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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 For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
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From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
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From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
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From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
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From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
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From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
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From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
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From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
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From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
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From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
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From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
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From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
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From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
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From this reading The lanes were profoundly still.
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From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
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From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
not any; not one
From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
above and across; more than
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lanes were profoundly still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lanes were profoundly still.
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From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This fellow-voyager proved to be no less a person than the parish constable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
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From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
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From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a long time this dropping fire was the one sign of human activity that came to disturb me as I walked.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lanes were profoundly still.
at the time that
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would have been sad but for the sunshine and the singing of the larks.
but in spite of that
From this reading And as it was, there came over me at times a feeling of isolation that was not disagreeable, and yet was enough to make me quicken my steps eagerly when I saw some one before me on the road.
