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Chapter XXXIII
THE NORTH CHURCH. It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing. Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life. There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else. There was snow in the clouds overhead, and there was snow in the mind of man beneath.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “There was snow in the clouds overhead, and there was snow in the mind of man beneath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was snow in the clouds overhead, and there was snow in the mind of man beneath.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.”
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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 It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
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From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There was snow in the clouds overhead, and there was snow in the mind of man beneath.
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From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
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From this reading THE NORTH CHURCH.
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From this reading There was snow in the clouds overhead, and there was snow in the mind of man beneath.
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From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
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From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
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From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
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From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
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From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
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From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
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From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
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From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was snow in the clouds overhead, and there was snow in the mind of man beneath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was snow in the clouds overhead, and there was snow in the mind of man beneath.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
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From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
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From this reading THE NORTH CHURCH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
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From this reading There was snow in the clouds overhead, and there was snow in the mind of man beneath.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
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From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NORTH CHURCH.
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From this reading There was no snow on the ground, but it seemed as if there must be snow everywhere else.
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From this reading Every human body was turned into a fortress for bare defence of life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cold night in March, cloudy and blowing.
