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Chapter VI
A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door. Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman. Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers. For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested. The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.”
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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 A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
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From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
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From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
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From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
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From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
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From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
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From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
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From this reading Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
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From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
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From this reading Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
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From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
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From this reading Mrs. Downey kept it burning there for Mr. Rickman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Guided by this beacon, he reached his door, escaping many dangers.
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From this reading A tiny jet of gas made a glimmer in the fan-light of Mrs. Downey's boarding-house next door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
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From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The houses, too, were so drunk as to be dangerous.
