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Chapter XIX
BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation. What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting? The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot. He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words. Instead, to his surprise, he heard something quite contrary.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead, to his surprise, he heard something quite contrary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Instead, to his surprise, he heard something quite contrary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?”
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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 BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
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From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading Instead, to his surprise, he heard something quite contrary.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
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From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
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From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
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From this reading Instead, to his surprise, he heard something quite contrary.
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From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
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moving to the inside of something
From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
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From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead, to his surprise, he heard something quite contrary.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Instead, to his surprise, he heard something quite contrary.
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From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
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From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
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From this reading Instead, to his surprise, he heard something quite contrary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
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From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
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From this reading The ground, at any moment, might heave, break, and spring up underfoot.
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From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
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From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
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From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the use now, he thought indignantly, of all their watching and fighting?
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From this reading He waited for his friend to speak out, and put the same thought roundly into words.
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From this reading BROTHER MOLES This new danger, working below in the solid earth, had thrown Rudolph into a state of sullen resignation.
