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Chapter XXVI
THE NEW HOME. A cold, drizzling rain was falling. We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now. The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good. At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.”
successful and without serious problems
From this reading “At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.”
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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 A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
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From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
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From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
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From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
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From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
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From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
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From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
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From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
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From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
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From this reading THE NEW HOME.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
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From this reading THE NEW HOME.
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From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
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From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
successful and without serious problems
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW HOME.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lovely summer seemed to have come to an abrupt end, and to have flown for good.
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From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cold, drizzling rain was falling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
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From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
which person or people
From this reading At least, it appeared so to those who were turning out of their late happy and prosperous home, to enter on another of which they knew little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have wintry weather sometimes in July, as was the case now.
