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Chapter III
"No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments. "I thought not.... Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight." For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was. "There, over yonder.
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later than; following
From this reading “"No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"There, over yonder.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought not....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."”
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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 "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
later than; following
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
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From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
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From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
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From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
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From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
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From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
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From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
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From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I thought not....
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
above and across; more than
From this reading "There, over yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I can see nothing," said Esther, after straining her eyes for a few moments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
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From this reading "There, over yonder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought not....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
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From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
in or at the place that
From this reading For something to say, and hoping to please, Esther asked him where the race-course was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
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From this reading "There, over yonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, if it was going to rain you would see the Isle of Wight."
