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Chapter XXI
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ON THE STROKE OF ELEVEN. "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat. "I had deemed thee long abed." The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence. The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
Chapter 21 of The Fifth of November is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I had deemed thee long abed."”
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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 The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
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From this reading "I had deemed thee long abed."
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From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
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From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
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From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
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From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
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From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
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From this reading "I had deemed thee long abed."
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From this reading ON THE STROKE OF ELEVEN.
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From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
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From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
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From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
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From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had deemed thee long abed."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had deemed thee long abed."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I had deemed thee long abed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE STROKE OF ELEVEN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE STROKE OF ELEVEN.
above and across; more than
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE STROKE OF ELEVEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE STROKE OF ELEVEN.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I had deemed thee long abed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl glanced up; then arising, passed over to him and lightly kissed his brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
in or at the place that
From this reading "What, my daughter, up at this late hour!" exclaimed Fawkes, as he entered the room where Elinor sat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man threw himself into a chair by the fire with an air of fatigue, and sat in moody silence.
