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Chapter XXII
THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED. We return to the street before the palace. The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night. From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard. Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We return to the street before the palace.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.”
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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 From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We return to the street before the palace.
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From this reading THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
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From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
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From this reading THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED.
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From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
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From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
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From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
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From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
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From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
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From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
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From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
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From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
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From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
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From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
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From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED.
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From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
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From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
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From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
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From this reading We return to the street before the palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We return to the street before the palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We return to the street before the palace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST EFFORTS OF THE BESIEGED.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We return to the street before the palace.
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From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the turbulent and ferocious mob of a few hours since, not even the sound of a voice was now heard.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We return to the street before the palace.
which person or people
From this reading The calamities of the siege had fallen fiercely on those who lay there during the night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some, surprised in a paroxysm of hunger by exhaustion and insensibility, lay with their hands half forced into their mouths, as if in their ravenous madness they had endeavoured to prey upon their own flesh.
