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Chapter XVIII
I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me. The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across. I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me. That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time. When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.”
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading “When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.”
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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 The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
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From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.
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From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
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From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
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From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
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From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.
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From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
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From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
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From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
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From this reading That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
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From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.
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From this reading That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
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From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
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From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was as near as I came to having breakfast for quite some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I started to swim back, pushing my dishpan ahead of me.
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From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun began to warm things up and it was a lot more comfortable than it had been on my first trip across.
at the time that
From this reading When I got back to the citadel I had something to think about besides eating; in fact, I had before I got to the citadel.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I just poked along, enjoying myself and hoping breakfast would be kept warm for me.
