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Chapter I
PART THE SECOND. PROLOGUE TO PART THE SECOND. The century has advanced. The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire. Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
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later than; following
From this reading “The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The century has advanced.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PART THE SECOND.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PART THE SECOND.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.”
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From this reading The century has advanced.
later than; following
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
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From this reading The century has advanced.
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From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The century has advanced.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
above and across; more than
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PART THE SECOND.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading PROLOGUE TO PART THE SECOND.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
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From this reading PART THE SECOND.
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From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PART THE SECOND.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROLOGUE TO PART THE SECOND.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
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From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
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From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
