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Chapter IX
THE DESERT ISLAND. The month that followed was a sorry one. Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell. The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no. And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
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later than; following
From this reading “Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The month that followed was a sorry one.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.”
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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 month that followed was a sorry one.
later than; following
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
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From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
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From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
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From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
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From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
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From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
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From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
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From this reading THE DESERT ISLAND.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
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From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
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From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
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From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DESERT ISLAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
not any; not one
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
above and across; more than
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERT ISLAND.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
which person or people
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
but in spite of that
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
