Time Travelling “I told some of you last Thursday of the principles of the Time Machine, and showed you the actual thing itself, incomplete in the workshop.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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“I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week! Tell us all about little Rosebery, will you? What will you take for the lot?” The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word. He smiled quietly, in his old way.
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a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading ““I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!”
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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 The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tell us all about little Rosebery, will you?
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From this reading Tell us all about little Rosebery, will you?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
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From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
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From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What will you take for the lot?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled quietly, in his old way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
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From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He smiled quietly, in his old way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He smiled quietly, in his old way.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell us all about little Rosebery, will you?
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From this reading What will you take for the lot?”
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From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
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From this reading He smiled quietly, in his old way.
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From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
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From this reading He smiled quietly, in his old way.
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From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
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From this reading Tell us all about little Rosebery, will you?
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From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
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From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
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From this reading He smiled quietly, in his old way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What will you take for the lot?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell us all about little Rosebery, will you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
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From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
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From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell us all about little Rosebery, will you?
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From this reading He smiled quietly, in his old way.
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From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will you take for the lot?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Tell us all about little Rosebery, will you?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
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From this reading The Time Traveller came to the place reserved for him without a word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I say,” said the Editor hilariously, “these chaps here say you have been travelling into the middle of next week!
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 03?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "IV....", what tone does the author establish?
