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Chapter XIV
THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round. Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup. Considering the cold, most of the people voted for soup. Some washed in Apollinaris. Others douched with soda siphons.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.”
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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 Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
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From this reading Some washed in Apollinaris.
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From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
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From this reading Considering the cold, most of the people voted for soup.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading Considering the cold, most of the people voted for soup.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading Others douched with soda siphons.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Considering the cold, most of the people voted for soup.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some washed in Apollinaris.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading Considering the cold, most of the people voted for soup.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
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From this reading Others douched with soda siphons.
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From this reading Considering the cold, most of the people voted for soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Others douched with soda siphons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Others douched with soda siphons.
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From this reading Some washed in Apollinaris.
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From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading Considering the cold, most of the people voted for soup.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chef said it was a question of baths, or soup.
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From this reading Some washed in Apollinaris.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY TO ITS BITTER END _Tuesday_: The principal water-cask has leaked; consequently not enough water to go round.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Others douched with soda siphons.
