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Chapter VIII
"Did his wife get through it, doctor?" "Oh yes, she did very well. Hullo! hullo!" He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room. It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading “It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did his wife get through it, doctor?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Did his wife get through it, doctor?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh yes, she did very well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.”
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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 He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
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From this reading Hullo! hullo!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
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From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
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From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
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From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did his wife get through it, doctor?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was March and the evenings were chill, so Jane had lit the fire, but the wind drove the smoke downwards and the air was full of its acrid taint.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He slanted his ear to the ceiling with a questioning face, and then darted swiftly from the room.
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From this reading "Oh yes, she did very well.
