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Chapter XVI
"You couldn't," Tietjens said. "You couldn't see the cart." They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow. It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness. They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.”
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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 They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
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From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
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From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
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From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
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From this reading "You couldn't see the cart."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
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From this reading "You couldn't," Tietjens said.
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From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
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From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
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From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
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From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
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From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
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From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
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From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You couldn't," Tietjens said.
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From this reading "You couldn't see the cart."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You couldn't see the cart."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
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From this reading "You couldn't," Tietjens said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
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From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They couldn't see the gleam of the lamps; they could hardly hear the step of the horse; the horse had fallen at once to a walk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was blinding; it was deadening to sounds; it was in a sense mournful; but it was happy, too, in its romantic unusualness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had just run into a bank of solid fog that seemed to encounter them with a soft, ubiquitous blow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You couldn't," Tietjens said.
