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Chapter XV
Kokhan, two hours to stop. It is night. The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight. Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke. This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.”
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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 This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
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From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
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From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
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From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
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From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
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From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
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From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
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From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
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From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
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From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is night.
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From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
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From this reading It is night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
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From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
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From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
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From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
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From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
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From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
