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Chapter XXXI
THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.” We had been completely done. So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent. Not a detail had been overlooked. Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We had been completely done.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had been completely done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.”
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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 Not a detail had been overlooked.
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From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
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From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been completely done.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
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From this reading We had been completely done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
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From this reading Not a detail had been overlooked.
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From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had been completely done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
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From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been completely done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
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From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
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From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a detail had been overlooked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
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From this reading Not a detail had been overlooked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
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From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
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From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
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From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
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From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
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From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been completely done.
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From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
