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Chapter XIV
A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while. The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished. High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted. But here there was quietude. The clatter of voices had died down.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But here there was quietude.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.”
during the time that
From this reading “A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.”
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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 QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
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From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
the two together, not just one
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here there was quietude.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
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From this reading The clatter of voices had died down.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
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From this reading The clatter of voices had died down.
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From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
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From this reading The clatter of voices had died down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here there was quietude.
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From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
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From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
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From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But here there was quietude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stream of people across the courtyard had diminished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But here there was quietude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High up on the great platform by the lighted arches the throng still pressed and shifted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clatter of voices had died down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here there was quietude.
during the time that
From this reading A QUESTION ANSWERED Thereafter both sat silent for a little while.
