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Chapter I
Curdie was the son of Peter the miner. He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain. A mountain is a strange and awful thing. In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains. But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A mountain is a strange and awful thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.”
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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 He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading A mountain is a strange and awful thing.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
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From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
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From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A mountain is a strange and awful thing.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
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From this reading Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A mountain is a strange and awful thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A mountain is a strange and awful thing.
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From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Curdie was the son of Peter the miner.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But then somehow they had not come to see how beautiful they are as well as awful, and they hated them--and what people hate they must fear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
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From this reading He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain.
but in spite of that
From this reading In old times, without knowing so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains.
