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Chapter XV
At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx. “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala. “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness. “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.” Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:
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later than; following
From this reading “Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.””
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading ““Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.””
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.”
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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 Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:
later than; following
From this reading Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:
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From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Harold mused, and after a short pause, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have thy dreams been prophetic, son of Godwin?” said the Vala.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell them, and let me read the rede; sense dwells in the voices of the night.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Our Lord forfend,” replied the Earl, with unusual devoutness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, Harold woke from uneasy and broken slumbers, and his eyes fell upon the face of Hilda, large, and fair, and unutterably calm, as the face of Egyptian sphinx.
