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Chapter XVIII
That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in. There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians. They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air. There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black. Old times were back again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old times were back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.”
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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 There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
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From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old times were back again.
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From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
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From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
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From this reading Old times were back again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
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From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
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From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
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From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
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From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
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From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
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From this reading There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
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From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
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From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
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From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
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From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
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From this reading There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
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From this reading There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
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From this reading There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
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From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
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From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
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From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
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From this reading Old times were back again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
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From this reading There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
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From this reading There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
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From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
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From this reading Old times were back again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night Tim Bennett’s lumberjacks began to drift in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were Danes, Frenchmen, Irish, a sprinkling of Indians.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading There was exhilaration, anticipation, in their eyes, whether of Scandinavian blue or of aboriginal black.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They did not linger in Diversity, nor did they congregate, but passed quickly through with a cheerful air.
