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Chapter XXXIX
A COLLISION. And now came a dreary time of re-action. There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary. Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad. My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now came a dreary time of re-action.”
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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 A COLLISION.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now came a dreary time of re-action.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading And now came a dreary time of re-action.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading A COLLISION.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
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From this reading And now came a dreary time of re-action.
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From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
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From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
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From this reading And now came a dreary time of re-action.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now came a dreary time of re-action.
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From this reading And now came a dreary time of re-action.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now came a dreary time of re-action.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My intention was to avoid cities, and, wandering from village to village, lay my soul bare to the healing influences of nature.
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From this reading There seemed nothing left for me to do, and I felt listless and weary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something kept urging me to get away and hide myself, and I soon made up my mind to yield to the impulse and go abroad.
