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Chapter IX
"My flagging soul flies under her own pitch." DRYDEN. Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough. Bright was she, to others? nothing seemed bright to her. Every old shadow was darker than ever.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every old shadow was darker than ever.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every old shadow was darker than ever.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Bright was she, to others? nothing seemed bright to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bright was she, to others? nothing seemed bright to her.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Every old shadow was darker than ever.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.”
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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 Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading Bright was she, to others? nothing seemed bright to her.
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From this reading Every old shadow was darker than ever.
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From this reading DRYDEN.
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every old shadow was darker than ever.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every old shadow was darker than ever.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading "My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading "My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."
not any; not one
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Bright was she, to others? nothing seemed bright to her.
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From this reading Every old shadow was darker than ever.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading Bright was she, to others? nothing seemed bright to her.
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From this reading "My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."
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From this reading "My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright was she, to others? nothing seemed bright to her.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Every old shadow was darker than ever.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading "My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every old shadow was darker than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "My flagging soul flies under her own pitch."
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From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bright was she, to others? nothing seemed bright to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Fleda mused as she went up stairs, whether the sun were a luminous body to himself or no, feeling herself at that moment dull enough.
