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Chapter I
[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] Volume 3. The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land. As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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earlier than; in front of
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.”
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From this reading Volume 3.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
earlier than; in front of
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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above and across; more than
From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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brief or direct in expression
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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From this reading Volume 3.
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From this reading D.W.]
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The arrogant sun had stalked away into the evening, trailing behind him banners of gold and crimson, and a swift twilight was streaming over the land.
which person or people
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From this reading As the sun passed, the eyes of two men on a high hill followed it, and the look of one was like a light in a window to a lost traveller.
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