Chapter X

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From this reading I was cold, but even that did not affect me so much as ravenous hunger.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I was cold, but even that did not affect me so much as ravenous hunger.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading I was cold, but even that did not affect me so much as ravenous hunger.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

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From this reading I was cold, but even that did not affect me so much as ravenous hunger.

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From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

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From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

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From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

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From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

distance north or south of the equator

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

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From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

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From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

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From this reading I was cold, but even that did not affect me so much as ravenous hunger.

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From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

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From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I was cold, but even that did not affect me so much as ravenous hunger.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For in Iceland, during the months of June and July, the sun never sets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was cold, but even that did not affect me so much as ravenous hunger.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

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From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The temperature, however, was very much lower than I expected.

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From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Welcome indeed, therefore, was the hut which hospitably opened its doors to us.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading TRAVELING IN ICELAND It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me.