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Chapter XVI
I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement. The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly. ‘_C’est difficile_,’ he added, ‘_à expliquer_.’ When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’ We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘_C’est difficile_,’ he added, ‘_à expliquer_.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading “We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.”
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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 We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘_C’est difficile_,’ he added, ‘_à expliquer_.’
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From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
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From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
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From this reading ‘_C’est difficile_,’ he added, ‘_à expliquer_.’
unpleasantly cold
From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
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From this reading ‘_C’est difficile_,’ he added, ‘_à expliquer_.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
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From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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From this reading ‘_C’est difficile_,’ he added, ‘_à expliquer_.’
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From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
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From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
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From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
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From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
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From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
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From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
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From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
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From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
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From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
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From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
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From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
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From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The foreman said it was odd, but there was less of that sort of thing than formerly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
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From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
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From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suggested there was nothing more likely, as he must have some amusement.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
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From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
at the time that
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We listened, and the wind, which was blowing chilly out of the east, brought a faint, tangled jangling to our ears.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When we were well up on the moors and the _Conductor_ was trying some road-metal with the gauge— ‘Hark!’ said the foreman, ‘do you hear nothing?’
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From this reading ‘_C’est difficile_,’ he added, ‘_à expliquer_.’
