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Chapter XXXIV
The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready. Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then. How long ago that was! Twenty-four years. The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.”
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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 long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
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From this reading How long ago that was!
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
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From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
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From this reading How long ago that was!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
not any; not one
From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The mongrel child of philology named the night's refuge Camp Devastation, and no soul objected.
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From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading Twenty-four years.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The long night wore itself out at last, and then the negro came to us with the news that the alarm had manifestly been a false one, and that breakfast would soon be ready.
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From this reading Twenty-four years.
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From this reading Straightway we were light-hearted again, and the world was bright, and life as full of hope and promise as ever--for we were young then.
