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Chapter XLII
THE DWELLER OF THE THRESHOLD. "ADON AI, appear! appear!" And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist. "I am come!" said the Thing. "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am come!" said the Thing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am come!" said the Thing.”
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From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
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From this reading "ADON AI, appear! appear!"
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From this reading "ADON AI, appear! appear!"
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am come!" said the Thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
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From this reading "ADON AI, appear! appear!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
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From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
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From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am come!" said the Thing.
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From this reading THE DWELLER OF THE THRESHOLD.
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From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am come!" said the Thing.
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From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DWELLER OF THE THRESHOLD.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
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From this reading "I am come!" said the Thing.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
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From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
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From this reading And as the Seer spoke, the awful Presence glided out of Nothingness, and sat, sphinx-like, at the feet of the Alchemist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DWELLER OF THE THRESHOLD.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am come!" said the Thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DWELLER OF THE THRESHOLD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You should say, 'I have come,'--it's better grammar," said the Boy-Neophyte, thoughtfully accenting the substituted expression.
