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Chapter X
"There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same. Shall we go and see them?" "If Bigley likes," I said rather gruffly. "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied. My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “"There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “"There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we go and see them?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.”
during the time that
From this reading “My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
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From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
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From this reading "If Bigley likes," I said rather gruffly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
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From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall we go and see them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Bigley likes," I said rather gruffly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If Bigley likes," I said rather gruffly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Bigley likes," I said rather gruffly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
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From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Bigley likes," I said rather gruffly.
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From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
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From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Bigley likes," I said rather gruffly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Bigley likes," I said rather gruffly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall we go and see them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we go and see them?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Shall we go and see them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
up to a particular time
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is another gallery below here, and two above, but they are just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't think I want to see any more," he replied.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we go and see them?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
during the time that
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father laughed, and went on in front with one candle while I followed with the other, till we reached the foot of the shaft.
