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Chapter XXIX
If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond. Shakspeare. The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas. The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body. Winter did not bring any change.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.”
during the time that
From this reading “The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.”
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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 If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
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From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
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From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
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From this reading Winter did not bring any change.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
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From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
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From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
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From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
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From this reading Winter did not bring any change.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winter did not bring any change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Winter did not bring any change.
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From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
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From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
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From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
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From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
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From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
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From this reading Shakspeare.
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From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The summer had passed, that summer which was to have brought back the sealers; and autumn had come to chill the hopes as as the body.
during the time that
From this reading The earth had not stopped in its swift face round the sun at Oyster Pond, while all these events were in the course of occurrence in the antarctic seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winter did not bring any change.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw them; I would have my bond.
