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Chapter XV
He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water. You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol. Then you consider your breakfast. You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less. Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.”
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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 presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
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From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
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From this reading Then you consider your breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
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From this reading Then you consider your breakfast.
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
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From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you consider your breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
