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Chapter II
We are off. I have nothing to read, but then I want to think. It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy. I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play. Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.”
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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 It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
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From this reading Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
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From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
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From this reading Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
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From this reading Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
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From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
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From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
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From this reading We are off.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
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From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
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From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
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From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
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From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
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From this reading Look at those children trying to play cricket in that dirty backyard.
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From this reading I have nothing to read, but then I want to think.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are off.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is the ideal place in which to think, a railway carriage; the ideal place in which to be happy.
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From this reading I wonder if I shall be in good form this week-end at cricket and tennis, and croquet and billiards, and all the other jolly games I mean to play.
