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Chapter XIV
THE PUNISHMENT. The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison. Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof. That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age. The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.”
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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 The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
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From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
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From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
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From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
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From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
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From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
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From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
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From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
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From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
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From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
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From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
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From this reading THE PUNISHMENT.
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From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
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From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
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From this reading The more modern part was built of all kinds of hard stone, roughly cloven or blasted from the mountain and its boulders.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading That part was all rough-cast, therefore grey, as if with age.
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From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
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From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house he was approaching had a little the look of a prison.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
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From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of the more ancient portion the windows were very small, and every corner had a turret with a conical cap-roof.
