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Chapter IV
VI.--HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG. It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us. The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn. The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it. I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.”
any thing at all
From this reading “The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.”
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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 It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.
any thing at all
From this reading The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.
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From this reading I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
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From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
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From this reading It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.
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From this reading VI.--HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
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From this reading VI.--HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG.
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From this reading I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
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From this reading It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.
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From this reading VI.--HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG.
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From this reading VI.--HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
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From this reading I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
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From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.
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From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
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From this reading The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.
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From this reading I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
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From this reading VI.--HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VI.--HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
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From this reading The fog did not seem to have anything unusual about it.
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From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
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From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
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From this reading VI.--HOW THE SMOKE HELD DOWN THE FOG.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a Friday that the fog came down upon us.
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From this reading The weather was very fine up to the middle of November that autumn.
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From this reading I have seen many worse fogs than that appeared to be.
