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Chapter VIII
We left Milan by rail. The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery. The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it. These latter were not show-people. Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.”
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading “The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We left Milan by rail.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.”
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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 The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We left Milan by rail.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading These latter were not show-people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Milan by rail.
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From this reading We left Milan by rail.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These latter were not show-people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Milan by rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading These latter were not show-people.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
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From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Milan by rail.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Cathedral six or seven miles behind us; vast, dreamy, bluish, snow-clad mountains twenty miles in front of us,--these were the accented points in the scenery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The more immediate scenery consisted of fields and farm-houses outside the car and a monster-headed dwarf and a moustached woman inside it.
