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Chapter VI
Rain, rain, rain! That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again. So Paul thought despairingly. What would happen? No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Paul thought despairingly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would happen?”
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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 That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
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From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading So Paul thought despairingly.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading What would happen?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
not any; not one
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
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From this reading So Paul thought despairingly.
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From this reading No lake, or mountain climb, was possible--but see her he must.
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From this reading Rain, rain, rain!
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Paul thought despairingly.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Paul thought despairingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
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From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would happen?
at the time that
From this reading That was not an agreeable sound to wake to when one had not had more than a few hours' sleep, and one's only hope of the day was to see one's lady again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would happen?
