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Chapter III
GOING OUT IN THE FOG. Help had arrived from another quarter. A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them. One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima. Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Help had arrived from another quarter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Help had arrived from another quarter.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.”
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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 A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
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From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Help had arrived from another quarter.
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From this reading Help had arrived from another quarter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
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From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
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From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
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From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
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From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
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From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
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From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
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From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
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From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
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From this reading GOING OUT IN THE FOG.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Help had arrived from another quarter.
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From this reading GOING OUT IN THE FOG.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Help had arrived from another quarter.
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From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
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From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
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From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Help had arrived from another quarter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
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From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOING OUT IN THE FOG.
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From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
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From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
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From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
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From this reading GOING OUT IN THE FOG.
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From this reading Help had arrived from another quarter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
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From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOING OUT IN THE FOG.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing could have stopped my threatened fit of hysterics so effectually as an interruption.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A knot of labourers on the estate, going home from work, happened to choose the road through the wood, and Mr. Edwin Barley heard them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them, a young man they called Duff, was at the house almost as soon as I. He came into the hall, and saw me clinging to Jemima.
