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Chapter XII
“You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality. “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.” But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time. A thinning of the dark expanded through the room. A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A thinning of the dark expanded through the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.”
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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 “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
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From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
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From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
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From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
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From this reading A thinning of the dark expanded through the room.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
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From this reading A thinning of the dark expanded through the room.
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From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
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From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
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From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
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From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
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From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
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From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thinning of the dark expanded through the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
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From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
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From this reading A thinning of the dark expanded through the room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A thinning of the dark expanded through the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was no corresponding lightness in his spirit; periods like this extended into an infinity of torment beyond time.
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From this reading A cerulean unnatural dawn crept about him: there was the muffled clatter of horses' hoofs in the dust outside; a locomotive whistled in a far universal key.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “They will find us, in the morning, in a bowl and two pitchers.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
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From this reading “You'll be able to, if this keeps up,” he observed, with a note of brutality.
