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Chapter VI
THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below. Along that side of the chalet no light was burning. Was she listening? Was she asleep? The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.”
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
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From this reading Was she asleep?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
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From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
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From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
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From this reading Was she listening?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
not any; not one
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she listening?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
