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Chapter XVIII
THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves. Our provision of water could not last more than three days. I found that out for certain when supper-time came. And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds. The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Our provision of water could not last more than three days.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found that out for certain when supper-time came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our provision of water could not last more than three days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.”
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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 And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
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From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
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From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
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From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
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From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
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From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
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From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
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From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
to think that something will happen
From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
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From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
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From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
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From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
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From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
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From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
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From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
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From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
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From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
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From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
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From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
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From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
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From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
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From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
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From this reading And, to our sorrow, we had little reason to expect to find a spring in these transition beds.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
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From this reading Our provision of water could not last more than three days.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS In fact, we had to ration ourselves.
at the time that
From this reading I found that out for certain when supper-time came.
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From this reading The whole of the next day the gallery opened before us its endless arcades.
