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Chapter XI
A DESERT VENGEANCE 1. Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies. Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand. The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink. The shadows had passed away.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shadows had passed away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.”
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From this reading A DESERT VENGEANCE 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DESERT VENGEANCE 1.
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From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
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From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
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From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
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From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
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From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
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From this reading A DESERT VENGEANCE 1.
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From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
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From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
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From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
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From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
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From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shadows had passed away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
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From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
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From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
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From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
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From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
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From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows had passed away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light around him was pearly, almost opalescent, fading eastwards into pink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shadows had passed away.
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From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Away eastwards, the faint curve of the blood-red sun seemed to be rising out of the limitless sea of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
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From this reading A DESERT VENGEANCE 1.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
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From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
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From this reading Quest was the first the next morning to open his eyes, to grope his way through the tent opening and stand for a moment alone, watching the alabaster skies.
