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Chapter LXV
The boat shot over the royal Thames. Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month. All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King. Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun. Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The boat shot over the royal Thames.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:”
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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 Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading The boat shot over the royal Thames.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
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From this reading Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
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From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
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From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
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From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
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From this reading Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
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From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
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From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
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From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
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From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
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From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
above and across; more than
From this reading The boat shot over the royal Thames.
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From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat shot over the royal Thames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat shot over the royal Thames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly Edith lifted her hand from her bosom, and said passionately:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat shot over the royal Thames.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat shot over the royal Thames.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
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From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
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From this reading Fast rowed the rowers,--on shot the boat; and Hilda’s face, stern and ominous, turned to the still towers of the palace, gleaming wide and white in the wintry sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All space seemed filled and noisy with the name of Harold the King.
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From this reading Borne along the waters, the shouts and the hymns of swarming thousands from the land shook, like a blast, the gelid air of the Wolf month.
