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Chapter II
“There, I throw myself on your discretion. I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?” “But the explosion—” “It was _not_ an explosion. It’s perfectly simple. Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
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propel through the air
From this reading ““There, I throw myself on your discretion.”
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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 I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “But the explosion—” “It was _not_ an explosion.
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From this reading Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
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From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
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From this reading “There, I throw myself on your discretion.
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From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading “But the explosion—” “It was _not_ an explosion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There, I throw myself on your discretion.
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From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
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From this reading It’s perfectly simple.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
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From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “There, I throw myself on your discretion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There, I throw myself on your discretion.
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From this reading Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
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From this reading Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
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From this reading It’s perfectly simple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
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From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
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From this reading Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s perfectly simple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But the explosion—” “It was _not_ an explosion.
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From this reading “There, I throw myself on your discretion.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
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From this reading Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
propel through the air
From this reading “There, I throw myself on your discretion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only, as I say, I’m apt to overlook these little things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But the explosion—” “It was _not_ an explosion.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’m not a practical man, of course, but don’t you think they will regard it as a cyclone?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There, I throw myself on your discretion.
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