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Chapter XVI
THE RIDE TO CRANSTON. Andy set out on his trip in high spirits. It was a fine morning. The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape. Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a fine morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a fine morning.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.”
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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 It was a fine morning.
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From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
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From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
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From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
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From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
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From this reading THE RIDE TO CRANSTON.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
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From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
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From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
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From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine morning.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
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From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
above and across; more than
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RIDE TO CRANSTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was pleasant and bracing, and the sun shed a flood of glory over the landscape.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDE TO CRANSTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RIDE TO CRANSTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy set out on his trip in high spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy enjoyed school and school studies, but nevertheless it did seem to him that there was more pleasure in riding over the hills to Cranston than in poring over the pages of Virgil in Dr. Euclid’s classroom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fine morning.
