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"They are all right!" There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning. Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions. But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends. "Damascus, eh?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They are all right!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.”
during the time that
From this reading “But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.”
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From this reading "They are all right!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are all right!"
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From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
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From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
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From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
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From this reading "Damascus, eh?
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From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
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From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
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From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They are all right!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
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From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are all right!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
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From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no competition for seats on the Damascus train that morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
during the time that
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
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From this reading Several of the window-panes were smashed, there were bullet-marks and splinters on the woodwork everywhere--no need to ask questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I found time on the platform to chat with some British officers while keeping an eye lifting for Yussuf Dakmar and his friends.
