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Chapter VII
A MOTHER'S AFFECTION. In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness. A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation. The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past. The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.”
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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 MOTHER'S AFFECTION.
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From this reading A MOTHER'S AFFECTION.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation.
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From this reading A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation.
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From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
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From this reading A MOTHER'S AFFECTION.
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From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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From this reading The wanderer was startled; there was nothing now to turn aside the full shock of his responsibilities.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading The first glimpse of those drawing-rooms, gleaming with white and warm with gold, were seen against a black cloud, and that cloud was the past.
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From this reading In one bedazzled moment we review a whole night of darkness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A luxury brings with it the memory of a privation.
