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Chapter XVI
Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather. I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid. Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading. I am making up years of it. It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.”
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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 Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
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From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
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From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am making up years of it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
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From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
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From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
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From this reading Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
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From this reading Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am making up years of it.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading I am making up years of it.
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From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am making up years of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
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From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an orgy, a debauch; and I am sure the addled sailors adjudge me the queerest creature on board.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
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From this reading I am making up years of it.
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From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading Heavens!—how I read in this fine weather.
which person or people
From this reading Recommend me a sea-voyage any time for a man who is behind in his reading.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I take so little exercise that my sleep need is very small; and there are so few interruptions, such as life teems with on the land, that I read myself almost stupid.
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From this reading I am making up years of it.
