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Chapter XXVI
"WITH HIS WIFE, OF COURSE." I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can. To describe them is more than I am able to do. Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations. The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WITH HIS WIFE, OF COURSE."”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.”
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From this reading To describe them is more than I am able to do.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To describe them is more than I am able to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
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From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
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From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
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From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WITH HIS WIFE, OF COURSE."
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From this reading To describe them is more than I am able to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To describe them is more than I am able to do.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "WITH HIS WIFE, OF COURSE."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
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From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
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From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
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From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
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From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading To describe them is more than I am able to do.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
not any; not one
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "WITH HIS WIFE, OF COURSE."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To describe them is more than I am able to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To describe them is more than I am able to do.
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From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
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From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suffice it to say that I read on and on, like one fascinated, and there was no sign of the collapse I might have expected from the dreadful revelations.
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From this reading The catastrophe was too immense to be met in any ordinary way.
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From this reading "WITH HIS WIFE, OF COURSE."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "WITH HIS WIFE, OF COURSE."
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From this reading I leave the reader to imagine my feelings, [it is Camran writing now] as I read these lines, if he can.
