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Chapter III
And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback. It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past. In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether. The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self. I had not forgotten him.
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I had not forgotten him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.”
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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 like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
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From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I had not forgotten him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not forgotten him.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not forgotten him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not forgotten him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
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From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
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From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
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From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
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From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
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From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
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From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading It was like a voice coming up from the tomb--the tomb of a buried past.
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From this reading The sound of that name recalled to me my old, unregenerate, wandering self.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And though things do happen like that sometimes, as I sat in my chair, quite innocently alongside the Captain's ventilator, and sucked at my cigar, I was taken aback.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
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From this reading In a way it was a relief, for I was becoming so involved in Jack's domestic life that I was losing touch with the outside world altogether.
