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Chapter XVIII
On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress. The Archduchess slept. The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little. After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits. He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.”
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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 After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
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From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
later than; following
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
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From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
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From this reading The Archduchess slept.
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
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From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
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From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
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From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
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From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
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From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
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From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
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From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
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From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
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From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
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From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
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From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
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From this reading The Archduchess slept.
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From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
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From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
