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Chapter XXII
MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library. "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra. With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief. "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked. "These October nights are mortal cold."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.”
causing or relating to death
From this reading “"These October nights are mortal cold."”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “"These October nights are mortal cold."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"These October nights are mortal cold."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "These October nights are mortal cold."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.
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From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
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From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
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From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
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From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
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From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "These October nights are mortal cold."
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From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.
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From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
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From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
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From this reading "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.
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From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
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From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
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From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
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From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
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From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
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From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
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From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
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From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
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From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
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From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.
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From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
causing or relating to death
From this reading "These October nights are mortal cold."
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading "These October nights are mortal cold."
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From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
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From this reading "These October nights are mortal cold."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These October nights are mortal cold."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring the candles," he said over his shoulder, and Tom Mocket obediently took up the heavy candelabra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAJOR EDWARD Rand rose from the supper-table and led the way into the dim, high-ceilinged room that served him as study and library.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the clustered lights illuminating freckled face and sandy hair, he followed his chief.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you want me to start the fire?" he asked.
