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Chapter VIII
"What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come. "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards. "Strange, yes," replied Mark. "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight. Well, let's go a little farther."
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later than; following
From this reading “"Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.”
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “"Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “"Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, let's go a little farther."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Strange, yes," replied Mark.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “"What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, let's go a little farther."”
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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 "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
later than; following
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
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From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
two people or things considered together
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
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From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
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From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
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From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
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From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
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From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
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From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
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From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
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From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
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From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Strange, yes," replied Mark.
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From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
except for; apart from
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
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From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
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From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
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From this reading "Strange, yes," replied Mark.
