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Chapter IV
“My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!” Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion. The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light. A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness. Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.”
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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 Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
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From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
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From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
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From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
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From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
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From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
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From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
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From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
in the direction of
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning had broken with a grey and uncertain light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A vaporous veil of mist seemed to have taken the place of the darkness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
in or at the place that
From this reading Even from the top of the hill where the car had come to a standstill, there was little to be seen.
belonging to which person
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gerald turned towards the chauffeur by whose side he was seated a little stiffly, for his limbs were numbed with the cold and exhaustion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My advice to you, sir, is to chuck it!”
