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[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] Volume 8. Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore. The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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earlier than; in front of
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.”
brief or direct in expression
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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in the direction of
From this reading “Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.”
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From this reading Volume 8.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
in or near a particular place or position
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earlier than; in front of
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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From this reading Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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From this reading Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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From this reading Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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From this reading Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
in the direction of
From this reading Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.
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From this reading Volume 8.
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From this reading D.W.]
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.
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From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun was setting, and the riot of colours in the western horizon seemed like a mockery of the torturing anxiety which had mastered his soul.
which person or people
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in the company of; together with
From this reading Hermon, filled with longing, went down toward evening to the shore.
