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Chapter IX
Drifting, slow drifting down a wizard stream. “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.” And on this principle he acted. “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters. There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading ““Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.”
later than; following
From this reading “There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.”
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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 Drifting, slow drifting down a wizard stream.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
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From this reading And on this principle he acted.
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From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
later than; following
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on this principle he acted.
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From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
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From this reading Drifting, slow drifting down a wizard stream.
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From this reading Drifting, slow drifting down a wizard stream.
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From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
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From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
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From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And on this principle he acted.
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From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
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From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
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From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
not any; not one
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And on this principle he acted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drifting, slow drifting down a wizard stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drifting, slow drifting down a wizard stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
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From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And on this principle he acted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “No one knows,” Victor Durnovo was in the habit of saying, “what is going on in the middle of Africa.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drifting, slow drifting down a wizard stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ten miles above the camping-ground where we first met,” he had told Meredith, “you will find a village where I have my headquarters.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is quite a respectable house there, with--a--a woman to look after your wants.
