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Chapter XX
I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up. Shakspeare. Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots. They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up. Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.”
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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 become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
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From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
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From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
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From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
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From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
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From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
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From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
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From this reading Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
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From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
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From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
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From this reading Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
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From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
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From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
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From this reading Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
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From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
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From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
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From this reading Shakspeare.
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From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
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From this reading Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every day could not be as bright as the last, even by the help of pitch pine knots.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They blazed indeed, many a time, but the blaze shone upon faces that it could not sometimes light up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I become not a cart as well as another man, a plague on my bringing up.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Matters drew gradually within a smaller and smaller compass.
