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Chapter XXI
While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency. Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight. In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear. Yet as time went on he gained confidence. There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet as time went on he gained confidence.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet as time went on he gained confidence.”
during the time that
From this reading “While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet as time went on he gained confidence.”
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From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
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From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
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From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet as time went on he gained confidence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
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From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
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From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
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From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
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From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet as time went on he gained confidence.
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From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
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From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
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From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
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From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
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From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
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From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
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From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
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From this reading Yet as time went on he gained confidence.
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From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
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From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
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From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
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From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
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From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet as time went on he gained confidence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
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From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
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From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
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From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
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From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every day was busy to the last minute, every hole in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight.
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From this reading In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might appear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
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From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet as time went on he gained confidence.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
at the time that
From this reading There were days, however, when he appeared, mentally, to be watching the street corners.
during the time that
From this reading While these things were happening, Carnac was spending all his time in the constituency.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet as time went on he gained confidence.
