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Chapter III
"I see nothing there except something bright." "Do you call it nothing because it is bright?" "Well, no," I replied, laughing. "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright." "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
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any thing at all
From this reading “"What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."”
for the reason that
From this reading “"Do you call it nothing because it is bright?"”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"I see nothing there except something bright."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I see nothing there except something bright."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, no," I replied, laughing.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I see nothing there except something bright."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, no," I replied, laughing.”
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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 "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
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From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
any thing at all
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
for the reason that
From this reading "Do you call it nothing because it is bright?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
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From this reading "I see nothing there except something bright."
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From this reading "Do you call it nothing because it is bright?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you call it nothing because it is bright?"
apart from; not including
From this reading "I see nothing there except something bright."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see nothing there except something bright."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you call it nothing because it is bright?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do you call it nothing because it is bright?"
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From this reading "Well, no," I replied, laughing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, no," I replied, laughing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I see nothing there except something bright."
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From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, no," I replied, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see nothing there except something bright."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I see nothing there except something bright."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
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From this reading "I see nothing there except something bright."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
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From this reading "Well, no," I replied, laughing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What I mean is that I see nothing that I can make anything of except a shining object, and all I can make of that is that it is bright."
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From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you call it nothing because it is bright?"
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From this reading "You've been in the Syx works many times, haven't you?"
