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Chapter IX
It was five days after Anna's departure. Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow. In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East. He could not tell when he would be returning. "But Sweet Rocket goes with me!"
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later than; following
From this reading “It was five days after Anna's departure.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not tell when he would be returning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not tell when he would be returning.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.”
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From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
later than; following
From this reading It was five days after Anna's departure.
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From this reading It was five days after Anna's departure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He could not tell when he would be returning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But Sweet Rocket goes with me!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not tell when he would be returning.
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From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
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From this reading It was five days after Anna's departure.
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From this reading It was five days after Anna's departure.
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From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
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From this reading It was five days after Anna's departure.
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From this reading "But Sweet Rocket goes with me!"
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From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not tell when he would be returning.
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From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was five days after Anna's departure.
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From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But Sweet Rocket goes with me!"
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From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
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From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not tell when he would be returning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
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From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
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From this reading He could not tell when he would be returning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But Sweet Rocket goes with me!"
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From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
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From this reading "But Sweet Rocket goes with me!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not tell when he would be returning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless the storm held him Curtin was going on the morrow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was five days after Anna's departure.
at the time that
From this reading He could not tell when he would be returning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But Sweet Rocket goes with me!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In January his profession would take him abroad, to the nearer East.
