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Chapter X
STILL UP THE NILE. It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal. Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again. Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra. We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.”
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading “Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STILL UP THE NILE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.
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From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
one or the other of two
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
to think that something will happen
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
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From this reading Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.
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From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
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From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
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From this reading Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.
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From this reading Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
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From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
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From this reading Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
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From this reading Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
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From this reading STILL UP THE NILE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
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From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STILL UP THE NILE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STILL UP THE NILE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.
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From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STILL UP THE NILE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.
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From this reading Lucy wanted to pay another visit to the gardens at Shoubra.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was some little time before we could expect the next part of our travellers' journal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We gave an afternoon to each, and almost every morning we went to the Mission Schools; either to the girls' school or to the ragged school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh very much wished to go to the citadel again.
