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Chapter XII
SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON. "Have I been long away?" I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting. "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas. "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Have I been long away?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have I been long away?"”
for this reason
From this reading “"I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have I been long away?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.”
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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 "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
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From this reading "Have I been long away?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
for this reason
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
in or at the place that
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
