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Chapter VIII
The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me. All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent. Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me. I shuddered. It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.”
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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 Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
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From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
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From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
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From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shuddered.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ceased, and I heard nothing more, and resolved to smoke, to soothe my mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly a frog croaked to my right, and close beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The river was perfectly calm, but I felt myself affected by the unusual silence that surrounded me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the creatures, frogs and toads, those nocturnal singers of the marsh, were silent.
