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Chapter XXXIV
THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began. That means little to any but a Californian. To him it means everything. We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise. For a month past it had been threatening.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “To him it means everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That means little to any but a Californian.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.”
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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 That means little to any but a Californian.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
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From this reading That means little to any but a Californian.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That means little to any but a Californian.
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From this reading That means little to any but a Californian.
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From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
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From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
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From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading To him it means everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a month past it had been threatening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him it means everything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To him it means everything.
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From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That means little to any but a Californian.
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From this reading That means little to any but a Californian.
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From this reading For a month past it had been threatening.
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From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
not any; not one
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
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From this reading For a month past it had been threatening.
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From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
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From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That means little to any but a Californian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LAW THE RAINS No sooner had this radical clean-up of the body politic been consummated than the rains began.
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From this reading For a month past it had been threatening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That means little to any but a Californian.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
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From this reading We were quite new to the climate and the conditions, so that the whole thing was a great surprise.
