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Chapter XXIV
THE BUILDING OF THE BRIDGE. ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains. He found him reading Gibbon. These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave. "I was beginning to know her," the old man said.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I was beginning to know her," the old man said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found him reading Gibbon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was beginning to know her," the old man said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.”
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I was beginning to know her," the old man said.
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From this reading These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
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From this reading THE BUILDING OF THE BRIDGE.
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From this reading THE BUILDING OF THE BRIDGE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found him reading Gibbon.
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From this reading He found him reading Gibbon.
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From this reading These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found him reading Gibbon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I was beginning to know her," the old man said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found him reading Gibbon.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was beginning to know her," the old man said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was beginning to know her," the old man said.
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From this reading "I was beginning to know her," the old man said.
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From this reading These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BUILDING OF THE BRIDGE.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
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From this reading He found him reading Gibbon.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
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From this reading "I was beginning to know her," the old man said.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUILDING OF THE BRIDGE.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
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From this reading These two men had stood by Bernardine's grave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was beginning to know her," the old man said.
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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN came to the old book-shop to see Zerviah Holme before returning to the mountains.
