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Chapter II
On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America. Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity. Years probably would elapse before his return. Some of us might never see him again. Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some of us might never see him again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Years probably would elapse before his return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Some of us might never see him again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some of us might never see him again.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Years probably would elapse before his return.”
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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 On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
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From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
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From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
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From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
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From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
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From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
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From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
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From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
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From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
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From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
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From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
which person or people
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
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From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
