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Chapter V
Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers. He had calculated without his West Indies. He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place. Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again. The three months grew into six.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He had calculated without his West Indies.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
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From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
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From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
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From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading He had calculated without his West Indies.
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From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
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From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
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From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading The three months grew into six.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had calculated without his West Indies.
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From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had calculated without his West Indies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading He had calculated without his West Indies.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The three months grew into six.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
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From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
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From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
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From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading The three months grew into six.
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From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
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From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gervase Burton soon discovered that to get home in three months was quite beyond his powers.
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From this reading He did not know the ways of that much-delaying, _far niente_, tropical place.
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From this reading He had calculated without his West Indies.
at the time that
From this reading Half-a-dozen times, when he thought that he had completed all his arrangements, he discovered that he had to begin from the very beginning again.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had calculated without his West Indies.
