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Chapter II
IN THE SYCAMORE WALK. The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten. It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight. He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night. He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.”
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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 It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
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From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
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From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SYCAMORE WALK.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
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From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
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From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
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From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
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From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading IN THE SYCAMORE WALK.
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From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SYCAMORE WALK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was back again in thought at Gatehouse Farm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
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From this reading He had turned out the lamp on purpose; it was too garish for his mood to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
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From this reading IN THE SYCAMORE WALK.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a February night, clear and frosty, and Lionel Dering sat in his dressing-room in slippered ease, musing by firelight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Park Newton clocks, with more or less unanimity as to time, had just struck ten.
