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Chapter VII
"It's all over!" John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air. "The party's over. Everybody who wants to can go home!" Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
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every person
From this reading “Everybody who wants to can go home!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"It's all over!"”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.”
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From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
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From this reading "It's all over!"
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Everybody who wants to can go home!"
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
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From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
every person
From this reading Everybody who wants to can go home!"
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From this reading Everybody who wants to can go home!"
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
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From this reading Everybody who wants to can go home!"
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
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From this reading "It's all over!"
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From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
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From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
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From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's all over!"
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From this reading "The party's over.
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
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From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
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From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody who wants to can go home!"
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From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
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From this reading Everybody who wants to can go home!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still there was silence--Rags knew it was the silence of awe--the strain of guilt had driven John Chestnut insane.
which person or people
From this reading Everybody who wants to can go home!"
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From this reading John Chestnut's voice rang out wildly on the night air.
