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Chapter XXXV
Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined? Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses? Are the dead too near? FALKLAND Ha! sayest thou! Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are the dead too near?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “FALKLAND Ha! sayest thou!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?”
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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 Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are the dead too near?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
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From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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From this reading FALKLAND Ha! sayest thou!
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From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
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From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
belonging to the person speaking
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From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
above and across; more than
From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
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From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
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From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
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From this reading FALKLAND Ha! sayest thou!
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From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
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From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
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From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
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From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading FALKLAND Ha! sayest thou!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are the dead too near?
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From this reading Hideous thought, I feel it twine O'er my iced heart, as curls around his prey The sure and deadly serpent!
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From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
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From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
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From this reading Why is it that at moments there creeps over us an awe, a terror, overpowering but undefined?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Why is it that we shudder without a cause, and feel the warm life-blood stand still in its courses?
