Chapter XX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I believe I was either half or wholly mad.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

one or the other of two

From this reading I believe I was either half or wholly mad.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I believe I was either half or wholly mad.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

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

From this reading I believe I was either half or wholly mad.

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From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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

From this reading WATER, WHERE IS IT?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WATER, WHERE IS IT?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading I believe I was either half or wholly mad.

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From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I believe I was either half or wholly mad.

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From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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

From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The most absurd and ridiculous ideas passed through my head, each more impossible than the other.

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

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

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From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

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

From this reading I believe I was either half or wholly mad.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading WATER, WHERE IS IT?

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Suddenly, however, there arose, as it were from the depths of the earth, a voice of comfort.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.

in or at the place that

From this reading WATER, WHERE IS IT?

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From this reading I believe I was either half or wholly mad.

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From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT During a long, long, weary hour, there crossed my wildly delirious brain all sorts of reasons as to what could have aroused our quiet and faithful guide.