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Chapter XIII
TONGUES OF FLAME 1. From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle. He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse. Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him. He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “TONGUES OF FLAME 1.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.”
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From this reading TONGUES OF FLAME 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
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From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
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From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading TONGUES OF FLAME 1.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
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From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
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From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TONGUES OF FLAME 1.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
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From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
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From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
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From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
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From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading TONGUES OF FLAME 1.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
up to a particular time
From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading He saw him reach Lenora, watched him struggle to the bank with her, waited until he had lifted her on to his horse.
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From this reading He looked into a wall of darkness, penetrated only at one spot by a little blaze of light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
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From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the shadows of the trees on the further side of the river, Craig with strained eyes watched Quest's struggle.
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From this reading Then he turned slowly around and faced the one country in the world where freedom was still possible for him.
