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Chapter IV
In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this. She nodded. The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done. He left the place like a boy. “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left the place like a boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading ““Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.”
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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 Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
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From this reading He left the place like a boy.
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From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
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From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left the place like a boy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
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From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the place like a boy.
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From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He left the place like a boy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
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From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
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From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
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From this reading He left the place like a boy.
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From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
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From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
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From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
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From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
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From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
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From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
in the direction of
From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
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From this reading The Inger consulted his timetable, found a train toward morning, and the thing was done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
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From this reading “Let’s see some of this Mouth o’ the Pit this afternoon,” he said, “being we’re here.
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From this reading In the circumstances, there was nothing that she could well say against this.
