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Chapter XVI
Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him. Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical. His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could. His first impressions of the solitude were ghastly and overpowering. Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His first impressions of the solitude were ghastly and overpowering.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
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From this reading Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
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From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
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From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
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From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
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From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
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From this reading Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first impressions of the solitude were ghastly and overpowering.
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From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
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From this reading His first impressions of the solitude were ghastly and overpowering.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
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From this reading Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
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From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
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From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
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From this reading His first impressions of the solitude were ghastly and overpowering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
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From this reading Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
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From this reading Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
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From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
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From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
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From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
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From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
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From this reading His first impressions of the solitude were ghastly and overpowering.
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From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
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From this reading Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
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From this reading His first impressions of the solitude were ghastly and overpowering.
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From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
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From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mind was left free to console itself by speculation as best it could.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Waking and asleep he felt the horror of the prospect of losing Lionel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much of it, such as the preparation of food and the daily disinfection of the huts, was mechanical.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His first impressions of the solitude were ghastly and overpowering.
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From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
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From this reading Though his work occupied him for ten hours daily, it did not occupy the whole of him.
