CHAPTER 23 ALONE
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First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt. In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station. Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van. We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage. My uncle said nothing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.”
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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 First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
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From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
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From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
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From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
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From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
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From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
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From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
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From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My uncle said nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading My uncle said nothing.
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From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
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From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
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From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle said nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We then took our tickets, and exactly at seven o'clock were seated opposite each other in a firstclass railway carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My uncle said nothing.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our heavy luggage was taken out, weighed, labeled, and placed in a huge van.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In twenty minutes from the moment of our departure we were in Holstein, and our carriage entered the station.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading First Lessons in Climbing At Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, is the Chief Station of the Kiel railway, which was to take us to the shores of the Belt.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER 23?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER 23 ALONE...", what tone does the author establish?
