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Chapter V
Autumn was approaching. It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students. Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study. The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades. No one visited the club any longer.
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people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading “The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one visited the club any longer.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
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From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
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From this reading Autumn was approaching.
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From this reading Autumn was approaching.
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From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
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From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
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From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
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From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
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From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
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From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
not any; not one
From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
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From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
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From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
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From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
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From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
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From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
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From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
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From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
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From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Autumn was approaching.
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From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
which person or people
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
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From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
