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Chapter XXVIII
_A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!" We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened. A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us. And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city. We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.”
in the direction of
From this reading “A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.”
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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 Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
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From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
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From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
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From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
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From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
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From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
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From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
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From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
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From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
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From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
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From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
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From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
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From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
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From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
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From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
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From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
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From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
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From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
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From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
above and across; more than
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
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From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
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From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
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From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
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From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
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From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
in the direction of
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
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From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
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From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
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From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
