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Chapter VII
A MENDER OF NETS "A slave insurrection!" Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor. The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end. "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest. Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “"I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.”
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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 A MENDER OF NETS "A slave insurrection!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
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From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
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From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
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From this reading The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.
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From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
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From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.
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From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.
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From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
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From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
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From this reading A MENDER OF NETS "A slave insurrection!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MENDER OF NETS "A slave insurrection!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
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From this reading A MENDER OF NETS "A slave insurrection!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MENDER OF NETS "A slave insurrection!"
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From this reading The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.
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From this reading The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MENDER OF NETS "A slave insurrection!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
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From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flame went out, leaving only a red gleaming end.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Landless, left in darkness, heard a faint muttering as though Master Robert Godwyn were talking to himself.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will get another," said the mender of nets, and limped to the corner where the shadow had been thickest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Landless, recoiling, struck with his shoulder the torch, which fell to the floor.
