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Chapter X
"Did he? By Jove! Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday. I think they said it was on the Trift-joch. But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think they said it was on the Trift-joch.”
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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 Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
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From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Jove!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he?
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did he?
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From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
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From this reading By Jove!
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
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From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think they said it was on the Trift-joch.
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From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think they said it was on the Trift-joch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think they said it was on the Trift-joch.
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think they said it was on the Trift-joch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think they said it was on the Trift-joch.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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From this reading I think they said it was on the Trift-joch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
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From this reading But I didn't believe it, and then, you see, I started early this morning to walk up to the Stockje hut and am only just back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think they said it was on the Trift-joch.
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From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now you mention it, I heard there had been a one-horse kind of accident yesterday.
