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Chapter VII
I MAKE SOME SINGULAR EXPERIMENTS. For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home. "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving. Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place. A walk will do us good."
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A walk will do us good."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I MAKE SOME SINGULAR EXPERIMENTS.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.”
during the time that
From this reading “For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.”
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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 For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
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From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A walk will do us good."
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From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
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From this reading I MAKE SOME SINGULAR EXPERIMENTS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A walk will do us good."
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From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MAKE SOME SINGULAR EXPERIMENTS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I MAKE SOME SINGULAR EXPERIMENTS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
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From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
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From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading I MAKE SOME SINGULAR EXPERIMENTS.
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From this reading I MAKE SOME SINGULAR EXPERIMENTS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
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From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Things look all the brighter now we are out of that horrible place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I should prefer to walk," she said; "it is early, and the air is fresh and reviving.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A walk will do us good."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
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From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
during the time that
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A walk will do us good."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a little while we walked along in silence, and then I asked my wife whether she would ride or walk home.
