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Chapter II
'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.' 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number. I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.' 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time. These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.”
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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 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
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From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.
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From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.'
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From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.'
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From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
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From this reading I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
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From this reading 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.
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From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I have never seen any planet or star through a telescope.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I should like to come, and possibly may at some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These stars that vary so much--sometimes evening stars, sometimes morning stars, sometimes in the east, and sometimes in the west--have always interested me.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
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From this reading I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'If you will come the first clear night, Lady Constantine, I will show you any number.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I mean, at your express wish; not otherwise.'
