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Chapter V
In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia. “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said. We had an old Ford coupé. “I will ride on the outside.” “You will be uncomfortable.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I will ride on the outside.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
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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 In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You will be uncomfortable.”
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From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
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From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
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From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I will ride on the outside.”
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From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I will ride on the outside.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will ride on the outside.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You will be uncomfortable.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will ride on the outside.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will be uncomfortable.”
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From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
