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Chapter XIV
ANOTHER HOME. AUGUST had come round again. Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows. For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze. Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUGUST had come round again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER HOME.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUGUST had come round again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.”
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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 Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUGUST had come round again.
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From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER HOME.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
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From this reading AUGUST had come round again.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUGUST had come round again.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
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From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AUGUST had come round again.
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From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
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From this reading ANOTHER HOME.
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From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
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From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
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From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
went away to a private place
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUGUST had come round again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such of the Dutch merchants as had places in the country retired to them and passed long hours contemplating their flower beds and their fat cows.
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From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For my own part, I liked Rotterdam better since there, at least, we had the fresh sea-breeze.
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From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Truth to tell, with all its neatness, Holland is not a savory country in hot weather.
