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Chapter XIII
"Oh! the days that we have seen." SHELTON. A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded. Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise. When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.”
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading “When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.”
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading “When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh! the days that we have seen."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.”
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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 pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
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From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
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From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
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From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
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From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
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From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
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From this reading "Oh! the days that we have seen."
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
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From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh! the days that we have seen."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
not any; not one
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
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From this reading "Oh! the days that we have seen."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! the days that we have seen."
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From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
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From this reading SHELTON.
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From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh! the days that we have seen."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh! the days that we have seen."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
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From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
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From this reading Then the Three arose together, and began to lay aside the instruments of their disguise.
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From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh! the days that we have seen."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
at the time that
From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A pause like that which accompanies self-contemplation, and perhaps conscious distrust of purpose, succeeded.
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From this reading When the masks were removed, they exposed the grave visages of men in the decline of life, athwart which worldly cares and worldly passions had drawn those deep lines, which no subsequent ease or resignation can erase.
