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Chapter XXVI
A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air. It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide. The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning. Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind. Then there came a third flash.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.”
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading “The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then there came a third flash.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.”
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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 A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
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From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
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From this reading It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.
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From this reading It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
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From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
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From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
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From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
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From this reading Then there came a third flash.
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From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there came a third flash.
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From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
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From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.
above and across; more than
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
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From this reading Then there came a third flash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there came a third flash.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there came a third flash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Gabriel saw a candle shining in Bathsheba’s bedroom, and soon a shadow moved to and fro upon the blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.
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From this reading It was the first arrow from the approaching storm, and it fell wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light flapped over the scene, as if reflected from phosphorescent wings crossing the sky, and a rumble filled the air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The second peal was noisy, with comparatively little visible lightning.
