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Chapter XXXIV
One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower. The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them. The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory. In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew. The day had been one of oppressive heat.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The day had been one of oppressive heat.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.”
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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 The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
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From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
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From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day had been one of oppressive heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day had been one of oppressive heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day had been one of oppressive heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
not any; not one
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day had been one of oppressive heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night she stood on the height of the leads of the tower.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pigeons had gone to roost; the bells had swung themselves into stillness; far below the changing crowds were moving ceaselessly, but to that calm altitude no sound arose from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were out, and a great silver moon bathed half the skies in its white glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the stones of the parapet wind-sown blossoms blew to and fro heavy with dew.
