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Chapter II
He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms. "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it. There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read." He yawned.--"What a mercy Virginia didn't come! She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."”
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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 There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
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From this reading She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."
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From this reading She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
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From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading He yawned.--"What a mercy Virginia didn't come!
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
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From this reading She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
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From this reading He yawned.--"What a mercy Virginia didn't come!
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From this reading She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."
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From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
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From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a notable paucity of excitement in this existence, and this beastly hot air makes one too muzzy to read."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused, looking down the bright, vacant, silent corridor, past the open doors of all the bright, vacant, silent rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He yawned.--"What a mercy Virginia didn't come!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He yawned.--"What a mercy Virginia didn't come!
at the time that
From this reading "If it comes to that, nor have I," he added, "when I come to think of it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have been most extensively and articulately bored."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He yawned.--"What a mercy Virginia didn't come!
