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Chapter XV
It was afternoon at Mannering. Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park. Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun. If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it. Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was afternoon at Mannering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.”
during the time that
From this reading “If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was afternoon at Mannering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was afternoon at Mannering.
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From this reading Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
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From this reading Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.
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From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
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From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
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From this reading Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was afternoon at Mannering.
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From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
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From this reading It was afternoon at Mannering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
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From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth was walking home from the village through the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was afternoon at Mannering.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
during the time that
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the same dry east-wind weather--very cold in the wind, very warm in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think of the drenching rains and winds of the Passchendaele attack!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the German offensive began while these fine days held, they would have the luck of weather as we had never had it.
