When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was. He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around. Then he comprehended. It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods. Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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 was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.
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From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading Then he comprehended.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.
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From this reading He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
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From this reading Then he comprehended.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
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From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
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From this reading He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded upon great Nature’s meditation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
at the time that
From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
in or at the place that
From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.
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From this reading It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 14?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER XXV....", what tone does the author establish?
