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Chapter XX
disperse. The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all. Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort. Hobson got more and more uneasy. He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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later than; following
From this reading “The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.”
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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 The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
later than; following
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading disperse.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading Hobson got more and more uneasy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading Hobson got more and more uneasy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading Hobson got more and more uneasy.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
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From this reading Hobson got more and more uneasy.
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From this reading He had no longer any doubt that the convoy had gone astray in the strange land; moreover, vague apprehensions and sad forebodings increased his depression.
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From this reading The sun shone feebly through thick curtains of fog, and the astronomer began to have a great dread lest the eclipse should not be visible after all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes the fog was so dense that the summit of the cape could not be seen from the court of the fort.
