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Chapter VI
He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him. He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun. He felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this. He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently. The gods he had worshipped were all far away.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “He felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this.”
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading “He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.”
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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 felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this.
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From this reading The gods he had worshipped were all far away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
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From this reading The gods he had worshipped were all far away.
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From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
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From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
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From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
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From this reading He felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this.
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From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
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From this reading The gods he had worshipped were all far away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
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From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
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From this reading The gods he had worshipped were all far away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gods he had worshipped were all far away.
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From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
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From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
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From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
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From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
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From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
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From this reading He felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this.
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From this reading He felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this.
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
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From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt a mysterious sense of service in doing this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
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From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
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From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
up to a particular time
From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
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From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He took every opportunity Holroyd gave him of touching and handling the great dynamo that was fascinating him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He polished and cleaned it until the metal parts were blinding in the sun.
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From this reading The gods he had worshipped were all far away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would go up to it and touch its spinning coils gently.
