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Chapter VI
"Yes, a few minutes before." "Did you try to find your wife?" "No. I went directly to the club." "Did you try to find her the next morning?" "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Yes, a few minutes before."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No. I went directly to the club."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you try to find her the next morning?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you try to find her the next morning?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No. I went directly to the club."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."”
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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 "Yes, a few minutes before."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Yes, a few minutes before."
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From this reading "No. I went directly to the club."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you try to find your wife?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No. I went directly to the club."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, a few minutes before."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you try to find your wife?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
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From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did you try to find her the next morning?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I went directly to the club."
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From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, a few minutes before."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you try to find her the next morning?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you try to find her the next morning?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I went directly to the club."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
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From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
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From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No. I went directly to the club."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Did you try to find your wife?"
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From this reading "Did you try to find your wife?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No. I went directly to the club."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you try to find your wife?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, a few minutes before."
but in spite of that
From this reading "No; I had heard that the steamer had not yet been sighted off Fire Island, so considered the effort unnecessary."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you try to find your wife?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you try to find your wife?"
