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Chapter III
For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away. Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward. But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst. He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him. He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He would have been disappointed if it had not come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would have been disappointed if it had not come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He would have been disappointed if it had not come.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would have been disappointed if it had not come.”
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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 For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
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From this reading He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
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From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.
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From this reading He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.
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From this reading He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
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From this reading He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.
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From this reading He made little reply to the storm of scolding that met him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rolf had learned one thing at least--his uncle was a coward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For counsel comes with the night, and action comes with the day; But the gray half light, neither dark nor bright, is a time to hide away.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have been disappointed if it had not come.
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From this reading But he also knew that he himself was in the wrong, for he was neglecting his work and he decided to go back at once and face the worst.
