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Chapter XVI
OBEYING ORDERS. As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself. In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side. Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe. It was pleasanter down there than can be told.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was pleasanter down there than can be told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was pleasanter down there than can be told.”
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was pleasanter down there than can be told.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
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From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It was pleasanter down there than can be told.
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From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
apart from; not including
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
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From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
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From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was pleasanter down there than can be told.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
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From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
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From this reading OBEYING ORDERS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
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From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
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From this reading OBEYING ORDERS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was pleasanter down there than can be told.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
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From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
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From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
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From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was pleasanter down there than can be told.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
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From this reading It was pleasanter down there than can be told.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was pleasanter down there than can be told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
at the time that
From this reading Nobody came by that way at so early an hour; I had been seen by nobody except that one time, when Thorold and his companion passed me; and I felt quite safe.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the delightful early mornings I was accustomed to take my book, therefore, and go down where I had gone the first morning, to the rocks by the river's side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I roomed with Mrs. Sandford, of course I had very scant opportunities of being by myself.
