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Chapter III
THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark. She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly. Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone. A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air. But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.”
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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 A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
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From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
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From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
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From this reading Her father did not come; Ben Greenway was not there; and even that Charter boy had gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TWO CLOCKS It was already beginning to grow dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat, and she sat; she waited, and she waited; and at last she wept, but very quietly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man came aft to her; a mild-faced, elderly man, with further offers of refreshment and an invitation to go below out of the night air.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she would have nothing; and as she sadly waited and gently wept, it began to grow truly dark.
