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Chapter IX
‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart. Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole. He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again. By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows. It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.”
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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 He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
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From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
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From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
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From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
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From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
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From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
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From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
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From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
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From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
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From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.
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From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
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From this reading He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
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From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
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From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
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From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
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From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
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From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
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From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time the boat had gone driving forward past the bows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He locked his fingers together and tore them apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing could be more true: he had indeed jumped into an everlasting deep hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had tumbled from a height he could never scale again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.
