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Chapter IX
When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk. At breakfast he was the last man to finish. He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly. Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard. His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
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later than; following
From this reading “Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.”
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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 dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
later than; following
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
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From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast he was the last man to finish.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading At breakfast he was the last man to finish.
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From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
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From this reading His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
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From this reading At breakfast he was the last man to finish.
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From this reading His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
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From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At breakfast he was the last man to finish.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
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From this reading His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
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From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
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From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
above and across; more than
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
up to a particular time
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading His manner was unusually quiet this morning, his jaw unusually firm, his eye unusually determined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
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From this reading He dawdled over his coffee until the cook stared curiously at him, he used up a great deal of time buttering his hot cakes, he ate very slowly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
at the time that
From this reading When morning came, Conniston was the last man to crawl out of his bunk.
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From this reading Only after every other man had left the table did he push his plate aside and go out into the yard.
