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Chapter VI
TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir. He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques. He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park. The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine. St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.”
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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 St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
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From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.
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From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
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From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.
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From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
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From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
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From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
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From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
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From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
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From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
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From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
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From this reading He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
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From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
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From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
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From this reading He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had slept little and his dreams had been grotesques.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
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From this reading St. George drew a deep breath of good, new air and smiled for the sake of the things that the day was to bring him.
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From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He threw up his blind and looked across buildings to the grey park.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO LITTLE MEN Next morning St. George was early astir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky was marked with rose, the still reservoir gave back colour upon its breast, and the tower upon its margin might have been some guttural-christened castle on the Rhine.
