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Chapter XXXVIII
And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known. Scott. The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.” Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand? It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.””
up to a particular time
From this reading “It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.””
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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 It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
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From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
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From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
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From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
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From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
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From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
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From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
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From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
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From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
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From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
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From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
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From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
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From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
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From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
above and across; more than
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
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From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
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From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
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From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
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From this reading Scott.
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From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
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From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
up to a particular time
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Should they go on thither at once, or try to find the photographer nearer at hand?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And all too little to atone For knowing what should ne’er be known.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was on a Friday that they landed, and they resolved to wait till Monday, Jock thinking that a rest would be better for his mother.
but in spite of that
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The season at Saratoga was not yet over, the travellers were told at New York, though people were fast thronging back into “the city.”
