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Chapter IX
In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs. No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort. If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them. In what adventure had they embarked? To what series of experiments had they been invited?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To what series of experiments had they been invited?”
sleeping places on a ship
From this reading “In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.”
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From this reading In what adventure had they embarked?
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
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From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To what series of experiments had they been invited?
sleeping places on a ship
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
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From this reading In what adventure had they embarked?
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading To what series of experiments had they been invited?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading To what series of experiments had they been invited?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
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From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
not any; not one
From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
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From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
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From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To what series of experiments had they been invited?
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From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
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From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No Atlantic liner could have offered them more comfort.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
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From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what adventure had they embarked?
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From this reading If they did not sleep soundly it was that they did not wish to do so, or rather that their very real anxiety prevented them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In one, of the cabins of the after-house Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had found two excellent berths, with clean linen, change of clothes, and traveling-cloaks and rugs.
