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Chapter XIX
GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it. It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked. It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again. Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him. The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.”
later than; following
From this reading “GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.”
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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 Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
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From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
later than; following
From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
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From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
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From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
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From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
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From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
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From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
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From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
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From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
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From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
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From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
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From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
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From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
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From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
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From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
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From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
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From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
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From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
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From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
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From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It plunged into hollows, it surmounted hubbies, it swayed and lurched, and groaned and creaked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
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From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It halted, it swerved, it almost stopped, then thought better of it, and plunged forward again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fog lay so heavy in this lower land that the runaway float seemed actually to cut a path through it.
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From this reading Scout Harris could see nothing but a milky whiteness all about him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GOING DOWN Down, down, down, rolled the float, with its shaft bobbing after it.
