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_THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate. It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark. Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out. Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels? This was easily accounted for.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.”
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From this reading This was easily accounted for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
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From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
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From this reading This was easily accounted for.
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From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was easily accounted for.
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From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
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From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
not any; not one
From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
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From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
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From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
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From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
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From this reading Sandie lifted the blinds in his solitary little attic in Skene Street and peeped out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was easily accounted for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
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From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
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From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
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From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _THE GREAT COMPETITION_ The great day had come at last--the day that was going to be big with our hero’s fate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, he wondered, were there no sounds of traffic, no noise of wheels?
but in spite of that
From this reading It was early yet, however--hardly seven, and still pitch dark.
