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Chapter I
_After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name. No name of any kind. Not even an indication that it had ever had one. All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense. But it was a bar.
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later than; following
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not even an indication that it had ever had one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not even an indication that it had ever had one.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.”
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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 _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
later than; following
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
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From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not even an indication that it had ever had one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
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From this reading No name of any kind.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was a bar.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
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From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even an indication that it had ever had one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even an indication that it had ever had one.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not even an indication that it had ever had one.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
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From this reading Not even an indication that it had ever had one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not even an indication that it had ever had one.
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From this reading No name of any kind.
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From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
not any; not one
From this reading No name of any kind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even an indication that it had ever had one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not even an indication that it had ever had one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
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From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!_ The bar didn't have a name.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All it said on the outside was: which doesn't make a lot of sense.
