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Chapter V
HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill. From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places. "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice. "I wonder what became of the fireman." "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.”
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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 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
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From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
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From this reading "I wonder what became of the fireman."
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
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From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
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From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
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From this reading "I wonder what became of the fireman."
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
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From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
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From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
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From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
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From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
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From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
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From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
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From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
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From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder what became of the fireman."
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the brow they looked down into the Pit, whence arose that steady, indefinable hum which comes from crowded human places.
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From this reading "We 're lucky to get back with whole skins," Joe cheered them philosophically.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I 'll never go down there again, not as long as I live," Fred said with a great deal of savagery in his voice.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading HOME AGAIN Following Brick Simpson's directions, they came into Union Street, and without further mishap gained the Hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder what became of the fireman."
