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Chapter XXI
IN THE POWER OF DARKNESS. Ralph slept, hour after hour. He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept. There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired. When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
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later than; following
From this reading “Ralph slept, hour after hour.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.”
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later than; following
From this reading Ralph slept, hour after hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
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From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
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From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
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From this reading IN THE POWER OF DARKNESS.
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From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
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From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
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From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
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From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
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From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
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From this reading Ralph slept, hour after hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE POWER OF DARKNESS.
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From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
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From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
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From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
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From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE POWER OF DARKNESS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
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From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
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From this reading IN THE POWER OF DARKNESS.
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From this reading Ralph slept, hour after hour.
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From this reading Ralph slept, hour after hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE POWER OF DARKNESS.
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From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
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From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
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From this reading He dreamed, and moved his hands uneasily at intervals, but still he slept.
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From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no noises there to disturb him, and he had been very tired.
at the time that
From this reading When he finally awoke the waking was as gentle as though he had been lying on his own bed at home.
