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Chapter VI
In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river. Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared. For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be. Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me. Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.”
in the direction of
From this reading “In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.”
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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 For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
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From this reading Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
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From this reading Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
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From this reading Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
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From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
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From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
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From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
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From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
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From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
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From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
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From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
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From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
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From this reading Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
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From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
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From this reading Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
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From this reading For a moment we stood there, shaking hands as formally as might be.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
in the direction of
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
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From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
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From this reading Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
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From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly tears sparkled in her eyes, she reached up and kissed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she turned abruptly and walked into the bare, shadowy building.
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From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
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From this reading In the early morning, through the wet glistening streets we made our way across town towards the river.
in or at the place that
From this reading Of course I knew just where we were going, but somehow the entrance to the dock found me surprised and unprepared.
