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Chapter IX
We entered. But how changed the place seemed. Our feet echoed on the flagstones of the deserted rotunda. At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible. He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “Our feet echoed on the flagstones of the deserted rotunda.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But how changed the place seemed.”
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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 At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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From this reading But how changed the place seemed.
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From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
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From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Our feet echoed on the flagstones of the deserted rotunda.
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From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
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From this reading Our feet echoed on the flagstones of the deserted rotunda.
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From this reading We entered.
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
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From this reading But how changed the place seemed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
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From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
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From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
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From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
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From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our feet echoed on the flagstones of the deserted rotunda.
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From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our feet echoed on the flagstones of the deserted rotunda.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our feet echoed on the flagstones of the deserted rotunda.
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From this reading But how changed the place seemed.
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From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
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From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
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From this reading Our feet echoed on the flagstones of the deserted rotunda.
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From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But how changed the place seemed.
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From this reading At the office desk sat a clerk, silent and melancholy, reading the Bible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But how changed the place seemed.
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From this reading He put a marker in the book and closed it, murmuring “Leviticus Two.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We entered.
