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Chapter I
He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed. But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone. And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave. It shone as a tiny island of life in a sea of death. It shone as a symbol of His mercy.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It shone as a tiny island of life in a sea of death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been in the cave for only a short time it 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 He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
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From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone.
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From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
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From this reading It shone as a tiny island of life in a sea of death.
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From this reading But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone.
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From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
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From this reading But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
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From this reading But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It shone as a symbol of His mercy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
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From this reading It shone as a tiny island of life in a sea of death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
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From this reading But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It shone as a tiny island of life in a sea of death.
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From this reading It shone as a symbol of His mercy.
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From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
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From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
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From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
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From this reading It shone as a tiny island of life in a sea of death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
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From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
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From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
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From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
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From this reading It shone as a symbol of His mercy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been in the cave for only a short time it seemed.
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From this reading It shone as a tiny island of life in a sea of death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone.
at the time that
From this reading But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it had left him with a strange-- It shone as a pin-point of silver far away in the midnight-blackness of the cave.
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From this reading But when he finally emerged the world he knew was gone.
