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Chapter VIII
Jack was not so happy. He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom. Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself. At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day. He would be warm and no worse off for food than here.
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later than; following
From this reading “At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would be warm and no worse off for food than here.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.”
during the time that
From this reading “He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.”
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later than; following
From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would be warm and no worse off for food than here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
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From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
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From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
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From this reading He would be warm and no worse off for food than here.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading Jack was not so happy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would be warm and no worse off for food than here.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading Jack was not so happy.
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From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
not any; not one
From this reading He would be warm and no worse off for food than here.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jack was not so happy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading He would be warm and no worse off for food than here.
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From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack was not so happy.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading He would be warm and no worse off for food than here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was not so happy.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
during the time that
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
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From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jail could not be worse than this, he kept telling himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was climbing slowly back to his comfortless camp, wondering whether it was worth while to keep up the struggle for sake of his freedom.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At least there would be other human beings--he would not be alone day after day.
