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Chapter XV
As Doug marched, he thought. There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan. Two boys in five hundred thousand. An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible. Even a moment's belief otherwise was rank stupidity.
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The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even a moment's belief otherwise was rank stupidity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Doug marched, he thought.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.”
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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 There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Doug marched, he thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading Even a moment's belief otherwise was rank stupidity.
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From this reading Two boys in five hundred thousand.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading As Doug marched, he thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even a moment's belief otherwise was rank stupidity.
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From this reading Two boys in five hundred thousand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Doug marched, he thought.
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From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading Two boys in five hundred thousand.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two boys in five hundred thousand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading As Doug marched, he thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading Even a moment's belief otherwise was rank stupidity.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading Even a moment's belief otherwise was rank stupidity.
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From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading Even a moment's belief otherwise was rank stupidity.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
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From this reading Even a moment's belief otherwise was rank stupidity.
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From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Doug marched, he thought.
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From this reading Two boys in five hundred thousand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
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From this reading Two boys in five hundred thousand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An impersonation now demanding so complex a knowledge of the situation of which it was the center that to carry it to successful conclusion would be impossible.
but in spite of that
From this reading There was less than an hour yet of marching to complete the great circle, to devise a plan.
