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Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train. He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world. Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career. He would now take it seriously in hand. He would business-manage himself.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would now take it seriously in hand.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He would business-manage himself.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would now take it seriously in hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would now take it seriously in hand.”
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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 He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
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From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
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From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
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From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would business-manage himself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
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From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
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From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
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From this reading He would now take it seriously in hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
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From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would business-manage himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would now take it seriously in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would now take it seriously in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would now take it seriously in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would now take it seriously in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nevertheless he was able to consume a great number of cigarettes between the sea and Charing Cross, and, as he smoked, he made stern, heroic resolutions regarding his career.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barney abandoned his tandem to the tender care of his man, and went up to London by train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat gloomily in a corner of a first-class smoking-compartment, and cursed the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would now take it seriously in hand.
