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Chapter I
I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke. My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing. It was a remembered incident. It came like a vision as I was lighting a fresh cigar: A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.”
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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 I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It came like a vision as I was lighting a fresh cigar:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
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From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
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From this reading It came like a vision as I was lighting a fresh cigar:
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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From this reading It came like a vision as I was lighting a fresh cigar:
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From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
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From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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From this reading It came like a vision as I was lighting a fresh cigar:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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From this reading It was a remembered incident.
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From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a remembered incident.
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From this reading It came like a vision as I was lighting a fresh cigar:
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From this reading It came like a vision as I was lighting a fresh cigar:
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
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From this reading It was a remembered incident.
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
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From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
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From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
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From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
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From this reading My thoughts drifted from the book, and then occurred a strange, incongruous thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It came like a vision as I was lighting a fresh cigar:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a remembered incident.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to my cabin, took a book, sat down, and began to smoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A boy and a girl in a village chemist's shop; he with a boy's love for her, she responding in terms, but not in fact.
