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Chapter X
STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter. For one thing, I went abroad again. The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal. I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River. I accordingly applied for work in connection with the scheme.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For one thing, I went abroad again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For one thing, I went abroad again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For one thing, I went abroad again.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For one thing, I went abroad again.”
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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 The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
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From this reading For one thing, I went abroad again.
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From this reading I accordingly applied for work in connection with the scheme.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, I went abroad again.
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From this reading I accordingly applied for work in connection with the scheme.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
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From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
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From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
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From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
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From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
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From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
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From this reading I accordingly applied for work in connection with the scheme.
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From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
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From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
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From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, I went abroad again.
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From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
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From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
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From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, I went abroad again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accordingly applied for work in connection with the scheme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, I went abroad again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, I went abroad again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STILL AT LARGE I saw very little of The Freak the following winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Government of the Auricula Protectorate had decided to connect their capital with the sea by means of a canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accordingly applied for work in connection with the scheme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I happened to know the district, for I had been engaged eight years previously upon the great dam, thirty miles from Auricula, which now holds in beneficent restraint the turbid waters of the Rumbolo River.
